[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35498-35499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12496]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-068]


Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to 
determine that Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (Both-
Well), a producer and/or exporter of forged steel fittings from the 
People's Republic of China (China), received countervailable subsidies 
during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2019, through December 31, 
2019.

DATES: Applicable June 10, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachariah Hall or William Horn, 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) 482-6261 or (202) 
482-4868, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative 
review in the Federal Register on December 7, 2021,\1\ and invited 
interested parties to comment. On March 24, 2022, we received a case 
brief from the Bonney Forge Corporation and the United Steelworkers 
(collectively, the petitioners). On March 28, 2022, we received a 
rebuttal brief from Both-Well. For a complete description of the events 
that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2019, 86 FR 69224 (December 7, 2021) (Preliminary Results), 
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2019 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review 
of Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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    \3\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 60396 (November 26, 2018) 
(Order).
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    The product covered by the Order is forged steel fittings from the 
People's Republic of China (China). For a complete description of the 
scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Verification

    Commerce was unable to conduct on-site verification of the 
information relied upon for the final results of this review. However, 
we took additional steps in lieu of an on-site verification to verify 
certain information, in accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\4\
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    \4\ See, e.g., Commerce's Letter, ``Forged Steel Fittings from 
the People's Republic of China: Export Buyer's Credit Verification 
Questionnaire,'' dated February 24, 2022.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the parties' briefs are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed is 
attached as the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the case and rebuttal briefs and the 
evidence on the record, we made certain changes from the Preliminary 
Results. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be 
countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the 
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\5\ The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum contains a full description of the methodology underlying 
Commerce's conclusions, including any determination that relied upon 
the use of adverse facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) 
of the Act.
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    \5\ 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.
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Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we calculated a final 
countervailable subsidy rate for the mandatory respondent, Both-Well. 
We find the countervailable subsidy rate for this producer/exporter 
under review to be as follows:

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                                                               Subsidy
                     Producer/exporter                           rate
                                                              (percent)
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Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd................       13.48
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed to interested 
parties in this proceeding under an Administrative Protective Order 
(APO) within five days of the date of publication of this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, and U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties 
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with 
the final results of this review, for the above-listed company at the 
applicable ad valorem assessment rate listed. We intend 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, in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a). 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 Instructions

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties in the amount shown for Both-Well on shipments of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of 
this administrative 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 applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit 
requirements, effective upon publication of these final results, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to APO of 
their responsibility concerning the destruction 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

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: June 3, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Period of Review
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Adjust Its Calculations for 
The Provision of Steel Bar for Less Than Adequate Remuneration 
(LTAR)
    Comment 2: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to the 
Usage of the Export Buyer's Credit (EBC) Program
IX. Recommendation

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