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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-428-848]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to one company. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
 DATES: Applicable December 19, 2024.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Accorsi or Shane Subler, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3149 or (202) 482-6241, respectively.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 5, 2024, based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated this administrative review of the countervailing duty order on fluid end blocks from Germany.[1]
                    
                     On April 10, 2024, Commerce selected BGH and Schmiedewerke Gr ditz GmbH (SWG) as the mandatory respondents in this review.[2]
                    
                     On July 22, 2024, Commerce 
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                    tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.[3]
                    
                     On September 25, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review until December 10, 2024.[4]
                    
                     Additionally, on December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days.[5]
                    
                     The deadline for the preliminary results is now March 10, 2025. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[6]
                    
                     A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided as the appendix 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 Order The products covered by the 
                    *Order*
                     are fluid end blocks from Germany. For a complete description of the scope of the 
                    *Order, see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Rescission of Administrative Review, In Part Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries of subject merchandise. Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, SWG had no entries of subject merchandise during the POR. On August 14, 2024, we notified parties that we intend to rescind this administrative review with respect to the one company which has no reviewable suspended entries.[7]
                    
                     No parties commented on the notification of intent to rescind the review, in part. We are, therefore, rescinding the administrative review of SWG. For further information, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the “Partial Rescission of Administrative Review” section. Methodology Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (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.[8]
                    
                     For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Results of Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following net countervailable subsidy rate for the POR, January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023: Company
Subsidy rate
                             (percent  
                             
                                *ad valorem*)BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH 9
3.51
 Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Public Comment Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.[10]
                    
                     Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.[11]
                    
                     All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.[12]
                    
                     Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).[13] Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.[14] Assessment Rates Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate 
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                    entries covered by this 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). For the company listed above for which the review is being rescinded, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding BGH 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 Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amount indicated above with regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate (
                    *i.e.,*
                     6.29 percent),[15]
                    
                     applicable to the company. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: December 12, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
 Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Partial Rescission of Review IV. Scope of the 
                        *Order* V. Subsidies Valuation Information VI. Economic Diversification VII. Interest Rate Benchmarks VIII. Analysis of Programs IX. Recommendation


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*89 FR 15827 (March 5, 2024) (
                        *Initiation Notice*); 
                        *see also Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: Countervailing Duty Orders, and Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination for the People's Republic of China,*86 FR 7535 (January 29, 2021) (
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Commerce's Letter, ” Countervailing Duty Questionnaire,” dated April 10, 2024. Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,” dated September 25, 2024. Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated December 9, 2024. Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results and Partial Recission of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in Part,” dated August 14, 2024. Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         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. Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH: Boschgotthardshütte O. Breyer GmbH, BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH, RPSRohstoff-, Press- und Schneidbetrieb Siegen GmbH, and SRG Schrott und Recycling GmbH. 10.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(d); 
                        *see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,*88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (
                        *APO and Service Procedures*). Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Back to Citation
 13.
    
                         
                        *See APO and Service Procedures.* Back to Citation
 14.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.310(d). Back to Citation
 15.
    
                         
                        *See Order,*
                         86 FR at 7536. Back to Citation


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