Notice2025-14216
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
July 28, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 142 (Monday, July 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35503-35504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14216]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-428-848]
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From the Federal Republic of
Germany: Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies were provided to BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH
(BGH), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid
end blocks) from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany). The period
of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable July 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Accorsi or Shane Subler, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3149 or (202) 482-6241,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 19, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this administrative review in the Federal Register, and invited
interested parties to comment.\1\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled
the deadline to issue the final results in this administrative review
by 90 days.\2\ On July 3, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for
these final results to July 22, 2025.\3\ For a complete description of
the events that occurred subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany: Preliminary
Results and Recission, In Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2023, 89 FR 103780 (December 19, 2024) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 3, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany; 2023,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>5</SUP>
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\5\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic
of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy:
Countervailing Duty Orders, and Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination for the People's Republic of
China, 86 FR 7535 (January 29, 2021) (Order).
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The products covered by the Order are fluid end blocks from
Germany. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in 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 accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of comments received from interested parties
and the evidence on the record, we have not made any changes to the
Preliminary Results. The reasons for this conclusion are explained in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Accordingly, we made no changes to
the countervailable subsidy rate calculations from the Preliminary
Results for mandatory respondent BGH.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Results Calculations for BGH
Edelstahl Siegen GmbH,'' dated December 12, 2024.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each
of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we find that there
is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum contains a full
description of the methodology underlying Commerce's conclusions.
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\7\ 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 Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we calculated an
individual net countervailable subsidy rate for BGH. Commerce
determines that, during the POR, the net countervailable subsidy rate
for the producer/exporter under review is as follows:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad valorem)
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BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH \8\..................... 3.51
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with the final results of a review within five
days of the date of publication of the notice in the Federal Register
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce has not
made any changes to the Preliminary Results, there are no new
calculations to disclose.
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\8\ Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned
with BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH: Boschgotthardsh[uuml]tte O. Breyer
GmbH, BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH, RPS Rohstoff-, Press- und
Schneidbetrieb Siegen GmbH, and SRG Schrott und Recycling GmbH.
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of
subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this
review, for BGH at the applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed
for the POR (i.e., January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023). Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP for these companies no
earlier than 35 days after the publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown for the POR for the company listed above 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
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administrative review. For all non-reviewed firms subject to the Order,
we will instruct CBP to 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
requirements, effective upon publication of these final results, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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 of administrative
review and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: July 22, 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 Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation
V. Analysis of Programs
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether the Electricity Price Brake Act (StromPBG) Is
Specific
Comment 2: Whether the German Carbon Leakage Regulation (BECV)
Is a Countervailable Subsidy
Comment 3: Whether the Climate Protection Technology Program
(CPTP) Is Specific
Comment 4: Whether the Special Equalization Scheme (SES)--
Reduced Surcharge Programs Are Countervailable
Comment 5: Whether the Electricity Tax Act (StromStG) and the
Energy Tax Act (EnergieStG) Programs Are Specific
Comment 6: Whether the Free Allocation of EU ETS Allowances Is
Countervailable
Comment 7: Whether the EU ETS--Compensation of Indirect
CO<INF>2</INF> Costs Program Is Countervailable
VII. Recommendation
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