[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66304-66305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23112]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-874]
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel
From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,
2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Goodluck
India Limited (Goodluck) and Tube Investments of India Ltd. (TII),
producers/exporters of certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon
and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from India, received
countervailable subsidies. The period of review is September 25, 2017
through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable October 19, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3878.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review on March
5, 2020.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative reviews by 50 days.\2\ On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 days.\3\
The deadline for the final results of this review is now October 21,
2020. For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Steel from India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 2017-2018, 85 FR 12897 (March 5, 2020)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review:
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
India; 2017-2018,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are cold-drawn mechanical
tubing. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by
interested parties and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is provided in 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
After evaluating the comments received from interested parties and
record information, we have made no changes to the net subsidy rate
calculated for Goodluck or TII. For a discussion of these issues, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution from a government or public
entity that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and the subsidy
is specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology underlying
our conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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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 section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5), we determine the total estimated net countervailable
subsidy rates for the period September 25, 2017 through December 31,
2018 to be as follows:
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\6\ As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce
has determined that this rate applies to the following entities:
Goodluck India Limited (formerly Good Luck Steel Tubes Limited);
Good Luck Steel Tubes Limited Good Luck House; and Good Luck
Industries.
\7\ Tube Investments of India Ltd. is also known as Tube
Investments of India Limited.
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2017 subsidy 2018 subsidy
Company rate (percent ad rate (percent ad
valorem) valorem)
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Goodluck India Limited \6\........ 5.86 5.21
Tube Investments of India Ltd \7\. 4.27 5.17
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Assessment Rate
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after publication of these final results.
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise
produced and/or exported by Goodluck and TII, entered or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption from September 25, 2017 through December 31,
2018, at the ad valorem rate listed above for each respective company.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount indicated above for 2018 for Goodluck and TII, 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 review. For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will 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 instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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 violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: October 13, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Period of Review
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Appropriate Producer/Exporter Names for Goodluck
Comment 2: Whether the Benefit for the Exemption from Entry Tax
for Iron and Steel Industry Program was Correctly Calculated
X. Recommendation
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