Notice2025-03825
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
March 11, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India and the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these CVD orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11708-11709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03825]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-888, C-570-105]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India and the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on carbon and alloy
steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India and the People's
Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of
continuation of these CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable March 11, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Hooker, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6299.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 9, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
CVD orders on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from India and
China.\1\ On November 4, 2024, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
On November 19, 2024, Commerce received notices of intent to
participate from Vulcan Threaded Products, inc., the domestic
interested party, within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of the
domestic like product in the United States.\4\ On December 2, 2024,
Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the domestic
interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no substantive response from the
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Governments of China or India or any respondent interested party.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India and the
People's Republic of China Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 19927
(April 9, 2020) (India Order and China Order; collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 87543
(November 4, 2024).
\3\ See Domestic Interest Party's Letters, ``Five-Year (Sunset)
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from India--Petitioner's Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated November 19, 2024 (Intent to Participate--
India); and ``Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's
Republic of China--Petitioner's Notice of Intent to Participate,''
dated November 19, 2024 (Intent to Participate--China).
\4\ See Intent to Participate--India at 2; see also Intent to
Participate--China at 2.
\5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``First Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India--Petitioner's Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 2, 2024
(Substantive Response--India); see also ``First Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China--
Petitioner's Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated
December 2, 2024 (Substantive Response--China).
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On December 26, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. International
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive
response from the Government of China or India or any respondent
interested party.\6\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expediated
(120-day) sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 4, 2024,'' dated December 26, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the Orders is carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod from India and China. For a complete description of the
scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expediated First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
from India and the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is
contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list
of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included
as an 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
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that the revocation of the India Order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent
ad valorem)
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Daksh Fasteners................................ 211.72
Mangal Steel Enterprises Limited............... 6.07
All Others..................................... 6.07
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Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that the revocation of the China Order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable rates:
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Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent
ad valorem)
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Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd. 69.20
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd......... 31.20
All Others..................................... 42.70
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an 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 the proceeding. 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 violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: March 4, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-03825 Filed 3-10-25; 8:45 am]
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