[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40714-40716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16419]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-855]
Steel Threaded Rod From India: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part; 2012-2013
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determines that
steel threaded rod (``STR'') from India is being, or is likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the
Act''). The final weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
shown in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: July 14, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz or Raquel Silva, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4474 or (202) 482-6475, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Department published its Preliminary Determination on February
18, 2014.\1\ On May 27, 2014, we received case briefs from All America
Threaded Products Inc., Bay Standard Manufacturing Inc., and Vulcan
Threaded Products Inc. (collectively, ``Petitioners''), and Mangal
Steel Enterprises Limited (``Mangal''). On June 2, 2014, Petitioners
and Mangal submitted rebuttal briefs. On June 9, 2014, the Department
conducted a hearing.
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\1\ See Steel Threaded Rod from India: Preliminary Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement
of Final Determination, 79 FR 9164 (February 18, 2014)
(``Preliminary Determination'').
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (``POI'') is April 1, 2012, through
March 31, 2013.
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is steel threaded
rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of
carbon quality steel, having a solid, circular cross section, of any
diameter, in any straight length, that have been forged, turned, cold-
drawn, cold-rolled, machine straightened, or otherwise cold-finished,
and into which threaded grooves have been applied. In addition, the
steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these investigations are
nonheaded and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total
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.
Included in the scope of this investigation are steel threaded rod,
bar, or studs, in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or
less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the
quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
1.80 percent of manganese, or
1.50 percent of silicon, or
1.00 percent of copper, or
0.50 percent of aluminum, or
1.25 percent of chromium, or
0.30 percent of cobalt, or
0.40 percent of lead, or
1.25 percent of nickel, or
0.30 percent of tungsten, or
0.012 percent of boron, or
0.10 percent of molybdenum, or
0.10 percent of niobium, or
0.41 percent of titanium, or
0.15 percent of vanadium, or
0.15 percent of zirconium.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090 and 7318.15.2095 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are: (a) 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 length; and (b)
threaded rod, bar, or studs made to American Society for Testing and
Materials (``ASTM'') A193 Grade B7, ASTM A193 Grade B7M, ASTM A193
Grade B16, and ASTM A320 Grade L7. The HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of
the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, the Department verified
the information submitted by Mangal for use in the final determination.
The Department used standard verification procedures, including
examination of relevant accounting and production records and original
source documents provided by the respondent.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs for this
investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ A
list of the issues which parties raised and to which we responded in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an
Appendix. 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 (``IA
ACCESS''). Access to IA ACCESS is available to registered users at
http://iaaccess.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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\2\ See the memorandum ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Steel
Threaded Rod from India,'' dated concurrently with this notice
(``Issues and Decision Memorandum'').
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
We corrected certain U.S. postal zip codes reported in
Mangal's U.S. sales database based on verification findings for
purposes of our differential pricing analysis.\3\
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\3\ See the CEP Verification Report at item IV. A.
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We applied partial neutral facts available to account for
minor unreported sales found at verification, pursuant to section
776(a) of the Act.\4\
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\4\ Id. at item VIII and ``Analysis Memorandum, Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,'' (``Analysis
Memo'') dated concurrently with this notice.
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We treated sales made from WCP's inventory as CEP sales,
in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act.\5\
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\5\ See the Analysis Memo and the Issues and Decision Memorandum
at Comment 2.
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Final Determination
For the final determination, the following margins exist for the
following entities for the POI:
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Weighted-average
Exporter and/or producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Mangal Steel Enterprises Limited..................... 16.74
Babu Exports......................................... 119.87
All Others........................................... 16.74
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Critical Circumstances
In the Preliminary Determination, for mandatory respondent Babu
Exports, in accordance with sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, we
applied facts available with an adverse inference to determine that
critical circumstances exist with respect to its exports of STR to the
United States.\6\ Parties submitted no additional information or
comments on the Department's preliminary critical circumstances
determination. Thus, we made no changes to our critical circumstances
analysis announced in the Preliminary Determination.\7\ Therefore,
pursuant to section 735(a)(3) of the Act, we continue to find that
critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of STR from India
from mandatory respondent Babu Exports. We continue to find that
critical circumstances do not exist with respect to imports of STR from
India from mandatory respondent, Mangal Steel, and ``all other''
exporters or producers.
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\6\ See Preliminary Determination, 79 FR at 9165, and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memo, at pages 9-13.
\7\ Id.
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose to parties in this proceeding the
calculations performed within five days of the date of publication of
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
As noted above, the Department found that critical circumstances
exist with respect to imports of the merchandise under consideration
from Babu Exports. Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(4) of
the Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'')
to continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of STR from India
from Babu Exports that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date 90 days prior to publication of the
Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register and require a cash
deposit for such entries as noted below. Because we did not find that
critical circumstances exist with respect to Mangal and ``all other''
exporters or producers, in accordance with section 735(c)(1) of the
Act, we will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all
other entries of STR from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register. These suspension of liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
In the final determination of the companion countervailing duty
investigation on STR from India, the Department determined that certain
companies benefitted from export subsidies.\8\ Pursuant to sections
735(c)(1) and 772(c)(1)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), the
Department will instruct CBP to require cash deposits \9\ equal to the
weighted-average dumping margins indicated in the table above, adjusted
where appropriate for export subsidies. These cash deposit instructions
will remain in effect until further notice.
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\8\ See Steel Threaded Rod from India: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Partial Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, dated concurrently with
this notice.
\9\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
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International Trade Commission (``ITC'') Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
ITC of our final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because
the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its
final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United
States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by
reason of imports of STR from India no later than 45 days after our
final determination. If the ITC determines that material injury or
threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be
terminated and all securities posted will be refunded or canceled. If
the ITC determines that such injury does exist, the Department will
issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all imports of the merchandise under investigation entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders (``APO'')
This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to APO
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely written notification of return or destruction of APO materials
or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
This determination and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: July 3, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Investigation
Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Collapse Mangal and Corona
Comment 2: Whether Mangal's Sales are Constructed Export Price Sales
or Export Price Sales
Comment 3: Whether the Department's Targeted Dumping Regulation was
Unlawfully Withdrawn and Must be Employed in This Investigation
Comment 4: Application of the Alternative Methodology
Recommendation
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