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3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Extend the 

Deadline for the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated 

November 7, 2024. 

4 Id. 

1See 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). 

2See 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). 

3See LRD’s Letter, ‘‘Request for an Expedited 

Changed Circumstances Review to Amend the 

Scope of the Order,’’ dated August 23, 2024 (CCR 

Request). 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 190 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) the petitioner 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 November 7, 2024, Webb Wheel 

Products, Inc. (the petitioner) submitted 

a timely request that Commerce 

postpone the preliminary 

determinations in the LTFV 

investigations of brake drums from 

Tu ̈rkiye and China.3 The petitioner 

requested postponement of the 

preliminary determinations in these 

investigations so that Commerce can 

fully analyze the forthcoming 

questionnaire responses of the 

mandatory respondents and issue 

supplemental questionnaires, as 

necessary.4

For the reasons stated above, and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, in accordance with 

section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(e), Commerce is 

postponing the deadline for the 

preliminary determinations by 50 days. 

As a result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations no later 

than January 23, 2025. In accordance 

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

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

final determinations in these 

investigations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed 

further. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

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

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: November 13, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27006 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

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. 

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. 

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 nonheaded 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 hotdipping), 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 readyto-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 nonheaded 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 hotdipping), 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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4See CCR Request at 1. 

5See 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.’’). 

6See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 82974. 

7 Id.; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Comments 

Deadlines for Intent to Rescind the Scope Inquiry 

on Wheel Studs,’’ dated October 8, 2024. 

hardware in conjunction with a readyto-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. 

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 

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1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated October 24, 2024 (Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated October 28, 2024, see also 

Country-Specific CVD Supplemental 

Questionnaires: Brazil Supplemental, China 

Supplemental, India Supplemental, and Vietnam 

Supplemental, dated October 28, 29, and 30, 2024; 

and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call,’’ dated November 

5, 2024 (November 5, 2024, Memorandum). 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitioner’s Response 

to the Department’s General Issues Questionnaire,’’ 

dated October 30, 2024 (General Issues 

Supplement); see also Country-Specific CVD 

Supplemental Responses: Brazil CVD Supplement, 

China CVD Supplement, India CVD Supplement, 

and Vietnam CVD Supplement, dated October 30, 

2024, October 31, 2024, November 1, 2024, and 

November 4, 2024; and Petitioner’s Letter, 

‘‘Petitioner’s Response to the Department’s General 

Issues Scope Questionnaire,’’ dated November 6, 

2024 (Scope Supplement). 

5See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions,’’ infra. 

6See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

7See November 5, 2024, Memorandum. 

8See Scope Supplement at 1–8 and Exhibit I–92. 

9See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; 

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

(Preamble). 

10See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

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). 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27007 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–351–865, C–570–185, C–533–935, C–552– 

848] 

Hard Empty Capsules From Brazil, the 

People’s Republic of China, India, and 

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable November 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth 

Brown at (202) 482–0029 (Brazil), Laura 

Delgado at (202) 482–1468 and John 

Conniff at (202) 482–1009 (the People’s 

Republic of China (China)), Gorden 

Struck at (202) 482–8151 (India), and 

Jonathan Schueler at (202) 482–9175 

(the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 

(Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On October 24, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received countervailing duty (CVD) 

petitions concerning imports of hard 

empty capsules from Brazil, China, 

India, and Vietnam filed in proper form 

on behalf of Lonza Greenwood LLC (the 

petitioner), a U.S. producer of hard 

empty capsules.1 The CVD Petitions 

were accompanied by antidumping duty 

(AD) petitions concerning imports of 

hard empty capsules from Brazil, China, 

India, and Vietnam.2

Between October 28 and November 5, 

2024, Commerce requested 

supplemental information pertaining to 

certain aspects of the Petitions.3

Between October 30 and November 6, 

2024, the petitioner filed timely 

responses to these requests for 

additional information.4

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of Brazil (GOB), 

Government of China (GOC), the 

Government of India (GOI), and the 

Government of Vietnam (GOV) 

(collectively, Governments) are 

providing countervailable subsidies, 

within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act, to producers of hard 

empty capsules from Brazil, China, 

India, and Vietnam and that such 

imports are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the 

domestic industry producing hard 

empty capsules in the United States. 

Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those 

alleged programs on which we are 

initiating CVD investigations, the 

Petitions were accompanied by 

information reasonably available to the 

petitioner supporting its allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioner is an interested party, as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. 

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigations.5

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

October 24, 2024, the periods of 

investigation for the Brazil, China, 

India, and Vietnam CVD investigations 

are January 1, 2023, through December 

31, 2023.6

Scope of the Investigations 

The products covered by these 

investigations are hard empty capsules 

from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam. 

For a full description of the scope of 

these investigations, see the appendix to 

this notice. 

Comments on the Scope of the 

Investigations 

On November 5, 2024, Commerce 

requested information and clarification 

from the petitioner regarding the 

proposed scope to ensure that the scope 

language in the Petitions is an accurate 

reflection of the products for which the 

domestic industry is seeking relief.7 On 

November 6, 2024, the petitioner 

provided clarifications and revised the 

scope.8 The description of merchandise 

covered by these investigations, as 

described in the appendix to this notice, 

reflects these clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for interested parties to 

raise issues regarding product coverage 

(i.e., scope).9 Commerce will consider 

all comments received from interested 

parties and, if necessary, will consult 

with interested parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determinations. If scope comments 

include factual information, all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information.10 To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on December 3, 2024, 

which is 20 calendar days from the 

signature date of this notice. Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 


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