Notice2025-16098
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
August 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain exporters/producers of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 161 (Friday, August 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41054-41055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16098]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-475-841]
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Final Results of
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
certain exporters/producers of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end
blocks) from Italy received countervailable subsidies during the period
of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable August 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Pearson or Stefan Smith AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2631 or (202) 482-4342,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 7, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited comments
from interested parties.\1\ For a complete description of the events
that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission
of Administrative Review, in Part; 2023, 90 FR 19275 (May 7, 2025)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy; 2023,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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\3\ 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); see also Forged Steel Fluid
End Blocks from the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic
of Germany, India, and Italy: Correction to Countervailing Duty
Orders, 86 FR 10244 (February 19, 2021) (Order).
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The products covered by the Order are fluid end blocks from Italy.
For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
The topics discussed and the issues raised by interested parties to
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed 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
<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,
we made no changes to the net countervailable subsidy rates for
Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A. (Lucchini) and Metalcam S.p.A. (Metalcam).
For a discussion of comments, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be
countervailable, we determine 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.\4\ For a complete
description of the methodology underlying all of Commerce's
conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts otherwise
available, including adverse facts available, pursuant to sections
776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\4\ 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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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act.
However, Commerce normally determines the rates for non-selected
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companies in reviews in a manner that is consistent with section
705(c)(5) of the Act, which provides the basis for calculating the all-
others rate in an investigation. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act
instructs Commerce, as a general rule, to calculate the all-others rate
equal to the weighted average of the countervailable subsidy rates
established for exporters and producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero or de minimis countervailable subsidy rates, and any
rates determined entirely on the basis of facts available.
There are two companies, Cogne Acciai Speciali S.p.A. (CAS) and
Forge Monchieri S.p.A. (Forge Monchieri) for which a review was
requested, which had reviewable entries, and which were not selected as
mandatory respondents or found to be cross-owned with a mandatory
respondent. For these companies, because the rates calculated for the
mandatory respondents, Lucchini and Metalcam, were above de minimis and
not based entirely on facts available. Therefore, we are applying to
the non-selected companies the average of the net subsidy rates
calculated for Lucchini and Metalcam, which we calculated using the
publicly-ranged sales data submitted by Lucchini and Metalcam.\5\
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\5\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally
calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates
calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the
estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents; and
(C) a weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S.
sale quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce
then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A)
as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters.
See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010).
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Final Results of the Administrative Review
We find the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for
the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
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\6\ Commerce finds the following companies to be cross-owned
with Lucchini: Lucchini RS S.p.A.; Lucchini Industries Srl; and
Bicomet S.p.A.
\7\ Commerce finds the following companies to be cross-owned
with Metalcam: Adamello Meccanica S.r.l.; and B.S. S.r.l.
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Subsidy
rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A.\6\............................. 15.33
Metalcam S.p.A.\7\........................................ 8.22
Officine Meccaniche Roselli S.r.l......................... 14.05
Cogne Acciai Speciali S.p.A............................... 14.05
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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.
Assessment
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after 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 also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed
above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of these
final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most
recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate.
These cash deposit requirements, 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 disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
The 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: August 18, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Non-Selected Rate
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Countervail the Tax Credit
for Intensive Gas Users Program
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Countervail the Tax Credit
for Intensive Energy Users Program
Comment 3: Whether the Super Ammortamento, Iper Ammortamento,
Tax Credit for Investments in New Capital Goods, and Aid for
Economic Growth Programs are Specific
IX. Recommendation
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