[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54543-54547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25197]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-961]


Certain Standard Steel Fasteners From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective Date: October 22, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Nair and Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3813 and (202) 482-1293, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On September 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
received a countervailing duty petition concerning imports of certain 
standard steel fasteners (``fasteners'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC''). The petition was filed in proper form by Nucor 
Fastener (``Petitioner''), a domestic producer of fasteners.\1\ In 
response to the Department's requests, Petitioner provided timely 
information supplementing the Petition on October 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2009.
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    \1\ See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duties Pursuant to Sections 701 and 731 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as Amended: Certain Standard Steel Fasteners from the 
People's Republic of China, dated September 23, 2009 (``Petition'').
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    In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), Petitioner alleges that manufacturers, 
producers, or exporters of standard steel fasteners in the PRC receive 
countervailable subsidies within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) 
of the Act, and that such imports are materially injuring, or 
threatening material injury to, an industry in the United States.
    The Department finds that Petitioner filed the Petition on behalf 
of the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined 
in section 771(9)(C) of the Act, and Petitioner has demonstrated 
sufficient industry support with respect to the countervailing duty 
(``CVD'') investigation (see ``Determination of Industry Support for 
the Petition'' section below).

Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation (``POI'') is January 1, 2008, through 
December 31, 2008.

Scope of Investigation

    The products covered by the investigation are fasteners from the 
PRC and Taiwan. For a full description of the scope of the 
investigation, please see ``Scope of Investigation,'' in Appendix I of 
this notice. The Department, after consulting with Petitioner, made 
minor changes to the scope language submitted by Petitioner in the 
Third Supplement to the AD/CVD Petitions, dated October 9, 2009, at 
Attachment 1. See Memorandum to the file from Steve Bezirganian, 
Analyst, entitled ``Certain Standard Steel Fasteners from the People's 
Republic of China (A-570-960 and C-570-961) and Taiwan (A-583-845): 
Revisions to Petitioner's Proposed October 9, 2009, Scope Language,'' 
dated October 13, 2009.

Comments on Scope of Investigation

    During our review of the Petition, we discussed the scope with 
Petitioner to ensure that it is an accurate reflection of the products 
for which the domestic industry is seeking relief. Moreover, as 
discussed in the preamble to the Department's regulations (Antidumping 
Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 
1997)), we are setting aside a period for interested parties to raise 
issues regarding product coverage. The Department encourages all 
interested parties to submit such comments by November 2, 2009, twenty 
calendar days from the signature date of this notice. Comments should 
be addressed to Import Administration's APO/Dockets Unit, Room 1870, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. The period for scope consultations is intended to 
provide the Department with ample opportunity to consider all comments 
and to consult with parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary 
determination.

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Consultations

    Pursuant to section 702(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act, on September 23, 
2009, the Department invited representatives of the Government of the 
PRC for consultations with respect to the CVD petition. On October 13, 
2009, the GOC requested that the Department extend the deadline for 
consultations. The Department responded that it could not extend this 
deadline for pre-initiation consultations, but would consult with the 
GOC in the course of this proceeding if initiated, as required by 
Article 13.2 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, the Department 
shall: (i) poll the industry or rely on other information in order to 
determine if there is support for the petition, as required by 
subparagraph (A), or (ii) determine industry support using a 
statistically valid sampling method.
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute 
directs the Department to look to producers and workers who produce the 
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission 
(``ITC''), which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic 
industry'' has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a 
domestic like product in order to define the industry. While both the 
Department and the ITC must apply the same statutory definition 
regarding the domestic like product (section 771(10) of the Act), they 
do so for different purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct 
authority. In addition, the Department's determination is subject to 
limitations of time and information. Although this may result in 
different definitions of the like product, such differences do not 
render the decision of either agency contrary to law. See USEC, Inc. v. 
United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (Ct. Int'l Trade 2001), citing 
Algoma Steel Corp. Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (Ct. 
Int'l Trade 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989), cert. denied 
492 U.S. 919 (1989).
    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, Petitioner does not offer 
a definition of domestic like product distinct from the scope of the 
investigation. Based on our analysis of the information submitted on 
the record, we have determined that fasteners constitute a single 
domestic like product and we have analyzed industry support in terms of 
that domestic like product. For a discussion of the domestic like 
product analysis in this case, see ``Countervailing Duty Investigation 
Initiation Checklist: Certain Standard Steel Fasteners from the 
People's Republic of China'' (``Initiation Checklist''), at Attachment 
II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Petitions Covering Certain 
Standard Steel Fasteners from the People's Republic of China, on file 
in the Central Records Unit (``CRU''), Room 1117 of the main Department 
of Commerce building.
    In determining whether Petitioner has standing (i.e., the domestic 
workers and producers supporting the Petition account for (1) at least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product and (2) 
more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like product 
produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or 
opposition to, the Petition), we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product. 
To establish industry support, Petitioner provided its production of 
the domestic like product for the year 2008, and compared this to the 
estimated total production of the domestic like product for the entire 
domestic industry. See Volume I of the Petition, at 2-3, Exhibit I-10, 
and Supplement to the AD/CVD Petitions, dated October 6, 2009, at 17-
18, Exhibit I-Supp-6, and Industry Support Supplement, dated October 8, 
2009 (``Industry Support Supplement''), at Attachment 1. To estimate 
2008 production of the domestic like product, Petitioner used its own 
data and industry specific knowledge. See Industry Support Supplement, 
at Attachment 1. Petitioner calculated total domestic production based 
on its own production plus estimates regarding the other producers of 
the domestic like product in the United States. Id. We have relied upon 
data Petitioner provided for purposes of measuring industry support. 
For further discussion, see Initiation Checklist at Attachment II.
    The Department's review of the data provided in the Petition, 
supplemental submissions, and other information readily available to 
the Department indicates that Petitioner has established industry 
support. First, the Petition establishes support from domestic 
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like products and, as such, the Department 
is not required to take further action in order to evaluate industry 
support (e.g., polling). See section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act and 
Initiation Checklist at Attachment II. Second, the domestic producers 
(or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry support under 
section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or 
workers) who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like products. See Initiation 
Checklist at Attachment II. Finally, the domestic producers (or 
workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry support under 
section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic producers (or 
workers) who support the Petition account for more than 50 percent of 
the production of the domestic like products produced by that portion 
of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the 
Petitions. Accordingly, the Department determines that the Petition was 
filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 
702(b)(1) of the Act. See Initiation Checklist at Attachment II.
    The Department finds that Petitioner filed the Petition on behalf 
of the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined 
in section 771(9)(C) of the Act and has demonstrated sufficient 
industry support with respect to the CVD investigation that it is 
requesting the Department initiate. See Initiation Checklist at 
Attachment II.

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Injury Test

    Because the PRC is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the 
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine 
whether imports of subject merchandise from the PRC materially injure, 
or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    Petitioner alleges that imports of standard steel fasteners from 
the PRC are benefitting from countervailable subsidies and that such 
imports are causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the 
domestic industry producing certain standard steel fasteners. In 
addition, Petitioner alleges that subsidized imports exceed the 
negligibility threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the 
Act.
    Petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by reduced market share, underselling and price depressing 
and suppressing effects, increased import penetration, declining sales, 
reduced production, reduced capacity, increased raw material cost, 
abandoned product lines, reduced shipments, reduced wages and hours 
worked, and an overall decline in financial performance. We have 
assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material 
injury, threat of material injury, and causation, and we have 
determined that these allegations are properly supported by adequate 
evidence and meet the statutory requirements for initiation. See 
Initiation Checklist at Attachment III (Analysis of Injury Allegations 
and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation).

Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

    Section 702(b) of the Act requires the Department to initiate a CVD 
proceeding whenever an interested party files a petition on behalf of 
an industry that: (1) Alleges the elements necessary for an imposition 
of a duty under section 701(a) of the Act; and (2) is accompanied by 
information reasonably available to the petitioner(s) supporting the 
allegations.
    The Department has examined the CVD petition on standard steel 
fasteners from the PRC and finds that it complies with the requirements 
of section 702(b) of the Act. Therefore, in accordance with section 
702(b) of the Act, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine 
whether manufacturers, producers, or exporters of standard steel 
fasteners in the PRC receive countervailable subsidies. For a 
discussion of evidence supporting our initiation determination, see 
Initiation Checklist.
    We are including in our investigation the following programs 
alleged in the Petition to have provided countervailable subsidies to 
producers and exporters of the subject merchandise in the PRC:

A. Preferential Loans and Interest Rates
    1. Policy Loans to Chinese Fasteners Producers
    2. Export Loans
    3. Preferential Lending to Fasteners Producers and Exporters 
Classified as ``Honorable Enterprises''
    4. Preferential Loans as Part of the Northeast Revitalization 
Program
B. Government Provision of Goods or Services for Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration (``LTAR'')
    1. Wire Rod for LTAR
    2. Hot-Rolled Steel for LTAR
    3. Zinc for LTAR
    4. Land-Use Rights for LTAR
C. Income and Other Direct Taxes
    1. Income Tax Credits for Domestically Owned Companies Purchasing 
Domestically Produced Equipment
    2. Preferential Income Tax Policy for Enterprises in the Northeast 
Region
    3. Forgiveness of Tax Arrears for Enterprises in the Old Industrial 
Bases of Northeast China
D. Indirect Tax and Tariff Exemption Programs
    1. Export Incentive Payments Characterized as ``VAT Rebates''
    2. Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions for Foreign Invested 
Enterprises (``FIEs'') and Certain Domestic Enterprises Using Imported 
Equipment in Encouraged Industries
E. Preferential Income Tax Subsidies for FIEs
    1. ``Two Free, Three Half'' Tax Exemptions for FIEs
    2. Income Tax Exemption Program for Export-Oriented FIEs
    3. Local Income Tax Exemption and Reduction Programs for 
``Productive'' FIEs
    4. Preferential Tax Programs for FIEs Recognized as High or New 
Technology Enterprises
    5. Income Tax Subsidies for FIEs Based on Geographic Location
    6. VAT Refunds for FIEs Purchasing Domestically Produced Equipment
F. Direct Grants
    1. ``Five Points, One Line'' Program
    2. Export Interest Subsidies
    3. The State Key Technology Renovation Project Fund
    4. Export Assistance Grants in Zhejiang Province
    5. Subsidies for Development of Famous Export Brands and China 
World Top Brands
    6. Sub-Central Government Programs to Promote Famous Export Brands 
and China World Top Brands
    7. Programs to Rebate Antidumping Legal Fees in Zhejiang and 
Shenzhen Province

For further information explaining why the Department is investigating 
these programs, see Initiation Checklist.
    We are not including in our investigation the following programs 
alleged to benefit producers and exporters of subject merchandise in 
the PRC:

1. Preferential Loans for Key Projects and Technologies

    In its Petition, Petitioner asserted that some fasteners producers 
located in Northeastern China may benefit from preferential loans given 
to their steel suppliers. However, Petitioner did not file an adequate 
upstream subsidy allegation, nor did Petitioner allege that fasteners 
producers would be eligible to receive preferential loans under this 
program directly. Furthermore, in its October 7, 2009 supplemental 
response, Petitioner allows that it is unlikely that fasteners 
producers benefited from this program. Accordingly, we do not plan on 
investigating this program.

2. Electricity for LTAR

    Petitioner alleges that the Government of the PRC (``GOC'') is 
providing a financial benefit of electricity for less than adequate 
remuneration to steel producers, and that fasteners producers receive 
an associated downstream benefit within the meaning of Section 
771(5)(D)(iii) of the Act. The financial contribution as alleged by 
Petitioner is an upstream subsidy. Petitioner has not supported the 
allegation and, consequently, we do not plan to investigate this 
program.

3. Fixed Assets Investment Orientation Regulatory Tax

    Petitioner claims that producers of fasteners in the PRC are 
exempted from or receive preferential income tax rates on investments 
in fixed assets. Petitioner has not provided information to demonstrate 
that fasteners producers would be covered by the relevant legislation. 
For example, the legislation relating to this program includes specific 
aspects of the iron and steel production process that are eligible for 
tax benefits, but it does not include any processes related to 
production of fasteners. Accordingly, we do not plan

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on investigating this program. However, if one of the mandatory 
respondents chosen in this investigation is part of a vertically 
integrated steel company, or cross-owned with a primary steel producer, 
Petitioner may re-allege this program under a timely filed new subsidy 
allegation, at which time the Department will reconsider the 
information provided. Accordingly, we do not plan on investigating this 
program.

4. Tax Reduction for Enterprises Making Little Profit

    According to the PRC's World Trade Organization subsidies 
notification, enterprises with annual taxable incomes between Renminbi 
(``RMB'') 30,000 and 100,000 are eligible for a three percent reduction 
in their annual income tax rate. Petitioner has not established with 
reasonably available information that ``enterprises making little 
profit'' are a de jure specific group because Petitioner has provided 
no explanation of why companies with access to this program comprise an 
enterprise or industry, or group of enterprises or industries within 
the meaning of Section 771(5A) of the Act. Consequently, we do not plan 
on investigating this program.

5. Income Tax Exemption for Investment in Domestic ``Technological 
Renovation''

    Petitioner alleges that, pursuant to the Technological Renovation 
of Domestic Equipment Corporate Income Tax Exemption Notice, the State 
Tax Administration provides a tax credit to enterprises for a certain 
portion of investment in any domestically produced equipment that 
relates to technology updates. However, in the final determination of 
certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from the PRC, the 
Department investigated this program and found that it does not 
exist.\2\ Consequently, we do not plan on investigating this program.
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    \2\ See Certain Kitchen Shelving and Racks from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination, 74 FR 37012 (July 27, 2009), and accompanying Issues 
and Decision Memorandum at 18.
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6. China's Enforced Undervaluation of Its Currency

    Petitioner alleges that the GOC-maintained exchange rate 
effectively prevents the appreciation of the Chinese currency (RMB) 
against the U.S. dollar. Therefore, when producers/exporters in the PRC 
sell their dollars at official foreign exchange banks, as required by 
law, the producers receive more RMB than they otherwise would if the 
value of the RMB were set by market mechanisms. Petitioner describes 
the benefit conferred as the excess of RMB received, over what would 
have been received at a market rate (``excess RMB'') and alleges 
specificity within the meaning of Section 771(5A)(B) of the Act by 
virtue of the fact that ``* * * there is a direct and positive 
correlation between the export activity/export earnings and the amount 
of subsidy received.'' Section 771(5A)(B) of the Act describes an 
export subsidy as ``* * * a subsidy that is, in law or fact, contingent 
upon export performance, alone or as 1 of 2 or more conditions.'' 
Petitioner has failed to sufficiently allege that the receipt of the 
excess RMB is contingent on export or export performance because 
receipt of the excess RMB is independent of the type of transaction or 
commercial activity for which the dollars are converted or of the 
particular company or individuals converting the dollars. Therefore, we 
do not plan on investigating this program because Petitioner has failed 
to properly allege the specificity element.

Respondent Selection

    For this investigation, the Department expects to select 
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') data 
for U.S. imports during the POI. We intend to release the CBP data 
under Administrative Protective Order (``APO'') to all parties with 
access to information protected by APO within five days of the 
announcement of the initiation of this investigation. Interested 
parties may submit comments regarding the CBP data and respondent 
selection within seven calendar days of publication of this notice. We 
intend to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 20 
days of publication of this Federal Register notice.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on the Department's Web site at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/apo.

Distribution of Copies of the Petition

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A)(i) of the Act, a copy of 
the public version of the Petition has been provided to the Government 
of the PRC. As soon as and to the extent practicable, we will attempt 
to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each 
exporter named in the Petition, consistent with section 351.203(c)(2) 
of the Department's regulations.

ITC Notification

    We have notified the ITC of our initiation, as required by section 
702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 25 days after the date 
on which it receives notice of the initiation, whether there is a 
reasonable indication that imports of subsidized standard steel 
fasteners from the PRC are causing material injury, or threatening to 
cause material injury, to a U.S. industry. See section 703(a)(2) of the 
Act. A negative ITC determination will result in the investigation 
being terminated; otherwise, the investigation will proceed according 
to statutory and regulatory time limits.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 777(i) of 
the Act.

Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix I--Scope of Investigation

    The merchandise covered by the investigation consists of certain 
standard nuts, standard bolts, and standard cap screws, of steel 
other than stainless steel. Standard nuts, standard bolts, and 
standard cap screws covered by the investigation may have a variety 
of finishes, including but not limited to coating in paint, 
phosphates, and zinc. Standard bolts and standard cap screws covered 
by the investigation have a shank or thread with an actual and/or 
nominal diameter between 6 millimeters and 32 millimeters 
(inclusive). Standard bolts and standard cap screws covered by the 
investigation also possess a circular or hexagonal head, the surface 
of which may be flat or rounded (also known as ``dome-shaped'' or 
``button-headed''). Standard bolts covered by the investigation may 
have an attached washer face or the equivalent (e.g., a flanged head 
or chamfered corners on the underside of a fastener with a 
hexagonal-shaped head). Standard cap screws covered by the 
investigation have a permanently-attached washer face. Standard nuts 
are covered by the investigation if they are suitable for attachment 
to bolts and/or cap screws covered by the investigation.
    Standard bolts, standard cap screws, and standard nuts are 
covered by the investigation whether imported alone, attached to 
other subject and/or non-subject merchandise (e.g., tension control 
assemblies), or unattached and in combination with other subject 
merchandise and/or non-subject merchandise.
    Standard nuts, standard bolts, and standard cap screws meet the 
requirements of one or more nationally recognized consensus industry 
standard specifications (including but not limited to those 
referenced below). Subject merchandise is typically certified to the 
specifications published by one or more consensus standards 
organizations such as the following: the American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Society of Automotive Engineers 
(SAE), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and 
the Industrial Fasteners Institute. Common specifications to which 
subject merchandise is certified

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include, but are not limited to: ASTM A194, ASTM A307, ASTM A325, 
ASTM A325M, ASTM A354, ASTM A449, ASTM A490, ASTM A563, ASTM F568M, 
ASTM F1852, ASTM F2280, SAE J429, SAE J1199, ISO 898-1, ISO 898-2, 
ISO 4759-1, ISO 8992, and comparable foreign and domestic 
specifications (including, but not limited to, metric versions of 
specifications such as those listed above).
    Excluded from the scope of the investigation are bolts, cap 
screws, and nuts produced for an original equipment manufacturer 
(OEM) part number specific to any ``automobile'' as defined in 49 
U.S.C. Section 32901(a)(3), any ``work truck'' as defined in 49 
U.S.C. Section 32901(a) (19), or any ``medium-duty passenger 
vehicle'' as defined in 40 C.F.R. Section 86.1803-01 (2009).
    Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are bolts, cap 
screws, and nuts produced for an OEM part number specific to any 
``aircraft'' as defined in 14 CFR 1.1 (2009).
    Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are track 
bolts. Track bolts have a circular, rounded head and a shank which, 
immediately beneath the head, possesses an oval or elliptical shape, 
such that the non-round shape would restrict rotational movement of 
the bolt. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are 
carriage bolts. Carriage bolts have a circular, rounded head and a 
shank which, immediately beneath the head, possesses a non-round 
shape (e.g., square, finned), such that the non-round shape would 
restrict rotational movement of the bolt. Also excluded from the 
scope of the investigation are socket screws. Socket screws have a 
head with a recessed cavity into which a shaped bit may be inserted 
to turn and drive the fastener.
    Unless explicitly excluded from the scope of the investigation, 
bolts, cap screws, and nuts meeting the description of subject 
merchandise are covered by the investigation.
    Merchandise covered by the investigation is classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
subheadings: 7318.15.2030, 7318.15.2055, 7318.15.2065, 7318.15.8065, 
7318.15.8085, and 7318.16.0085. Although the HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the merchandise under the investigation is 
dispositive.

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