Notice2024-11263
Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media From India: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45630-45634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11263]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-930]
Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media From India:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable May 16, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles DeFilippo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3797.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of
certain high chrome cast iron grinding media (grinding media) from
India, filed in proper form on behalf of Magotteaux Inc (the
petitioner), a domestic producer of grinding media.\1\ The Petition was
accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports
of grinding media from India.\2\
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\1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated April 26, 2024
(Petition).
\2\ Id.
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Between April 30 and May 9, 2024, Commerce requested information
pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental
questionnaires.\3\ The petitioner filed an amendment to the proposed
scope on May 8, 2024, and responded to Commerce's supplemental
questionnaires between May 2 and 10, 2024.\4\
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\3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
May 2, 2024 (General Issues Questionnaire); and ``Supplemental
Questions,'' dated May 2, 2024; see also Memorandum, ``Phone Call
with Counsel to Petitioner,'' dated May 9, 2024.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Response to Supplemental
Questions (General Issues),'' dated May 2, 2024 (General Issues
Supplement); ``Response to Supplemental Questions (Antidumping),''
dated May 2, 2024; ``Scope Amendment,'' dated May 8, 2024 (Scope
Amendment); and ``Response to Second Supplemental Questions
(Antidumping),'' dated May 10, 2024.
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In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of grinding
media from India, are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United
States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 731
of the Act, and that imports of such products are materially injuring,
or threatening material injury to, the grinding media industry in the
United States. Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the
Petition was accompanied by information reasonably available to the
petitioner supporting its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of
the domestic industry because the petitioner is an interested party, as
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that the
petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry
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support for the initiation of the requested LTFV investigation.\5\
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\5\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on April 26, 2024, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.204(b)(1), the period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023,
through March 31, 2024.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are grinding media from
India. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see
the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigation
On April 30, 2024, Commerce requested information and clarification
from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to ensure that the
scope language in the Petition is an accurate reflection of the
products for which the domestic industry is seeking relief.\6\ On May 2
and 8, 2024, the petitioner provided clarifications and/or revised the
scope.\7\ The description of merchandise covered by this investigation,
as described in the appendix to this notice, reflects these
clarifications.
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\6\ See General Issues Questionnaire.
\7\ See Scope Amendment at 1-2; see also General Issues
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As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).\8\ Commerce will consider all scope
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the
preliminary determination. If scope comments include factual
information,\9\ all such factual information should be limited to
public information. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET) on June 5, 2024, which is 20 calendar days from the signature
date of this notice.\10\ Any rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, and should also be limited to public information,
must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 17, 2024, which is the next
business day after 10 calendar days from the initial comment
deadline.\11\
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\8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR
351.312.
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
\11\ The deadline for rebuttal comments falls on June 15, 2024,
which is a Saturday. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1),
Commerce will accept rebuttal comments filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June
17, 2024. Id. (``For both electronically filed and manually filed
documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-business day,
the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on the next
business day.'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigation may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent
LTFV and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.\12\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\12\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx</a> and a handbook
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf</a>.
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Comments on Product Characteristics
Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment
on the appropriate physical characteristics of grinding media to be
reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information
will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the
subject merchandise in order to report the relevant cost of production
(COP) accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product comparison
criteria.
Interested parties may provide any information or comments that
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) general product
characteristics; and (2) product comparison criteria. We note that it
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product
comparison criteria. We base product comparison criteria on meaningful
commercial differences among products. In other words, although there
may be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers
to describe grinding media, it may be that only a select few product
characteristics take into account commercially meaningful physical
characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment on the
order in which the physical characteristics should be used in matching
products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the most important
physical characteristics first and the least important characteristics
last.
In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 5, 2024,
which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice.\13\
Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 17, 2024,
which is the next business day after 10 calendar days from the initial
comment deadline.\14\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
\14\ The deadline for rebuttal comments falls on June 15, 2024,
which is a Saturday. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1),
Commerce will accept rebuttal comments filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on June
17, 2024. Id. (``For both electronically filed and manually filed
documents, if the applicable due date falls on a non-business day,
the Secretary will accept documents that are filed on the next
business day.'').
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All comments and submissions to Commerce must be filed
electronically using ACCESS, as explained above, on the record of the
LTFV investigation.
Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(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 732(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, Commerce shall: (i)
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the
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petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry
support using a statistically valid sampling method to poll the
``industry.''
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 Commerce 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 Commerce and the
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic
like product,\15\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce'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.\16\
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\15\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\16\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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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, the petitioner does not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigation.\17\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that grinding media, as
defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we
have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like
product.\18\
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\17\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-3, 15-17 and Exhibits I-2
through I-4); see also General Issues Supplement at 2-6.
\18\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see
Checklist, ``Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(India AD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, Analysis of
Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Petitions Covering Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from
India. The checklist is on file electronically via ACCESS.
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In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its
own production of the domestic like product in 2023.\19\ The petitioner
stated that there are no other known producers of grinding media in the
United States; therefore, the Petition is supported by 100 percent of
the U.S. industry.\20\ We relied on data provided by the petitioner for
purposes of measuring industry support.\21\
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\19\ See Petition at Volume I (page 25 and Exhibit I-12).
\20\ Id. at 3 and Exhibit I-2; see also General Issues
Supplement at 2 and Exhibit I-1.
\21\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 3 and 25 and Exhibits I-2
and I-12); see also General Issues Supplement (page 2 and Exhibit
1). For further discussion, see Attachment II of the India AD
Initiation Checklist.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the General Issues
Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the
Petition.\22\ First, the Petition established support from domestic
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support
(e.g., polling).\23\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section
732(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 product.\24\ Finally, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry
support under section 732(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 product produced by
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to,
the Petition.\25\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition
was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of
section 732(b)(1) of the Act.\26\
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\22\ See Attachment II of the India AD Initiation Checklist.
\23\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\24\ See Attachment II of the India AD Initiation Checklist.
\25\ Id.
\26\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The Petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that
subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under
section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\27\
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\27\ See Petition at Volume I (page 21 and Exhibit I-9).
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The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by the significant volume of subject imports; reduced
market share; underselling and price depression and/or suppression;
lost sales and revenues; declines in production, shipments, capacity
utilization; and decline in financial indicators and employment
variables.\28\ We assessed the allegations and supporting evidence
regarding material injury, threat of material injury, causation, as
well as negligibility, and we have determined that these allegations
are properly supported by adequate evidence and meet the statutory
requirements for initiation.\29\
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\28\ Id. At 21-30 and Exhibits I-9 and I-11 through I-15; see
also General Issues Supplement at 6 and Exhibit 2.
\29\ Se India AD Initiation Checklist at Attachment III,
Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and
Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions
Covering Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from India.
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Allegation of Sales at LTFV
The following is a description of the allegation of sales at LTFV
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate the LTFV
investigation of imports of grinding media from India. The sources of
data for the deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. price and
normal value (NV) are discussed in greater detail in the India AD
Initiation Checklist.
U.S. Price
The petitioner based export price (EP) on the average unit value
(AUV) derived from official U.S. import statistics for imports of
grinding media from India during the POI. The petitioner made certain
adjustments to U.S. price to calculate a net ex-factory U.S. price,
where applicable.\30\
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\30\ See India AD Initiation Checklist.
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Normal Value <SUP>31</SUP>
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\31\ In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for this
investigation, Commerce will request information necessary to
calculate the constructed value (CV) and COP to determine whether
there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of the
foreign like product have been made at prices that represent less
than the COP of the product.
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The petitioner stated that it was unable to obtain home market
prices or third-country prices for grinding media to use as a basis for
NV.\32\ Therefore, the petitioner, pursuant to section 773(a)(4) of the
Act, relied on constructed value (CV) as the basis for NV.\33\ For
further discussion of CV, see the section ``Normal Value Based on
Constructed Value.''
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\32\ See India AD Initiation Checklist.
\33\ Id.
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value
As noted above, the petitioner stated that it was unable to obtain
home market or third-country prices to use as a basis for NV.\34\
Therefore, the petitioner based NV on CV.\35\ Pursuant to section
773(e) of the Act, the petitioner calculated CV as the sum of the cost
of manufacturing, selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses,
financial expenses, and profit.\36\
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\34\ Id.
\35\ Id.
\36\ Id.
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In calculating the cost of manufacturing, the petitioner relied on
its own production experience and input consumption rates, valued using
publicly available information applicable to India.\37\ In calculating
SG&A expenses, financial expenses, and profit ratios (where
applicable), the petitioner relied on the fiscal year 2023 financial
statements of an Indian producer of identical merchandise.\38\
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\37\ Id.
\38\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons
Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to
believe that imports of grinding media from India are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on comparisons
of EP to NV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the Act, the
estimated dumping margins for grinding media from India range from
40.59 to 52.06 percent ad valorem.\39\
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\39\ See India AD Checklist for details of the calculations.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigation
Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental
responses, we find that it meets the requirements of section 732 of the
Act. Therefore, we are initiating an LTFV investigation to determine
whether imports of grinding media from India are being, or are likely
to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In accordance with section
733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we
will make our preliminary determination no later than 140 days after
the date of this initiation.
Respondent Selection
In the Petition, the petitioner identified 11 companies in India as
producers/exporters of grinding media.\40\ Following standard practice
in LTFV investigations involving market economy countries, in the event
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large, and it
cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's
resources, where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for
imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the
Investigation,'' in the appendix.
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\40\ See Petition at Volume I (Exhibit I-7).
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On May 8, 2024, Commerce released CBP data on imports of grinding
media from India, under administrative protective order (APO) to all
parties with access to information protected by APO and indicated that
interested parties wishing to comment on CBP data and/or respondent
selection must do so within three business days of the publication date
of the notice of initiation of this investigation.\41\ Comments must be
filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document
must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
ET on the specified deadline. Commerce will not accept rebuttal
comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
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\41\ See Memorandum, ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data
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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 Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.
Distribution of Copies of the Petition
In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been
provided to the Government of India via ACCESS. 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, as provided under
19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by
section 732(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of grinding media from India are materially
injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\42\ A
negative ITC determination will result in the investigation being
terminated.\43\ Otherwise, this LTFV investigation will proceed
according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\42\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
\43\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's
regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to
specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information
is being submitted \44\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut,
clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to
provide an explanation identifying the information already on the
record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or
correct.\45\ Time limits for the submission of factual information are
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based
on the type of factual information being submitted. Interested parties
should review the regulations prior to submitting factual information
in this investigation.
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\44\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\45\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Particular Market Situation Allegation
Section 773(e) of the Act addresses the concept of particular
market situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, stating that ``if a
particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and
fabrication or other processing of any kind does not
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accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary course of
trade, the administering authority may use another calculation
methodology under this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.''
When an interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section
773(e) of the Act (i.e., a cost-based PMS allegation), Commerce will
respond to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v).
If Commerce finds that a cost-based PMS exists under section 773(e) of
the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately.
Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v),
sets a deadline for the submission of cost-based PMS allegations and
supporting factual information. However, in order to administer section
773(e) of the Act, Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting
factual information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus,
should an interested party wish to submit a cost-based PMS allegation
and supporting new factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of
the Act, it must do so no later than 20 days after submission of a
respondent's initial section D questionnaire response.
We note that a PMS allegation filed pursuant to sections
773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) or 773(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act (i.e., a sales-
based PMS allegation) must be filed within 10 days of submission of a
respondent's initial section B questionnaire response, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 351.404(c)(2).
Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.\46\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in this investigation.\47\
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\46\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits;
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final
Rule), available at <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm</a>.
\47\ See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits Final Rule.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\48\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\49\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\48\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\49\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional
information regarding the Final Rule is available at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html">https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html</a>.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate
in this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of appearance).
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\50\
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\50\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2)
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: May 16, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers chrome cast iron grinding
media in spherical (ball) or ovoid shape, with an alloy composition
of seven percent or more (>=7 percent of total mass) chromium (Cr)
content and produced through the casting method, with a nominal
diameter of up to 127 millimeters (mm) and tolerance of plus or
minus 10 mm. The products covered by the scope are currently
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheading 7325.91.0000. This HTSUS subheading is provided
for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2024-11263 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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