Notice2026-07228
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order; 2024
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Published
April 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Lucchini Mam[eacute] Forge S.p.A. (Lucchini) sold forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from Italy in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. We are also rescinding this review, in part, with respect to three companies. Commerce invites interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19107-19109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07228]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-840]
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Preliminary Results and
Rescission, in Part, of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order; 2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Lucchini Mam[eacute] Forge S.p.A. (Lucchini) sold
forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from Italy in the United States at
prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR)
January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. We are also rescinding this
review, in part, with respect to three companies. Commerce invites
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable April 14, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 29, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
AD order on FEBs from Italy.\1\ On January 2, 2025, Commerce published
in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the Order for the POR.\2\ Pursuant to section
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b)(1), Commerce received timely requests to conduct an
administrative review of the Order with respect to Lucchini.\3\ On
February 21, 2025, based on the timely request for an administrative
review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated
an administrative review of the Order with respect to Lucchini.\4\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic
of Germany and Italy: Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
for the Federal Republic of Germany and Antidumping Duty Orders, 86
FR 7528 (January 29, 2021) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 90 FR 71 (January 2,
2025).
\3\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated January 31, 2025; see also Lucchini's
Letter, ``Lucchini Mam[eacute] Forge S.p.A. Request for
Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated January 31,
2025. The petitioners are Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood
Quality Steels Company, Ellwood National Steel Company, and A. Finkl
& Sons (collectively, the petitioners).
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 10048 (February 21, 2025).
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On August 21, 2025, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce extended the deadline for these preliminary results by
119 days.\5\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government
shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative proceedings by 47 days.\6\ Additionally, due to a
backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on
November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by an additional 21 days.\7\ On April 8, 2026, in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the
deadline for these preliminary results by one day.\8\ The deadline for
issuing the preliminary results of this review is now April 9, 2026.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024,'' dated
August 21, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024,'' dated
April 8, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\9\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy; 2024,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is FEBs from Italy. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order,
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see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested a
review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication
of notice of initiation. On April 15, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), the petitioners timely withdrew their requests for
review for the three producers and/or exporters listed in Appendix II
to this notice.\10\ Because no other party requested a review of these
companies, we are rescinding this review with respect to them, pursuant
to 19 CFR 351. 213(d)(1).
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\10\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review and Comments on Respondent Selection,'' dated
April 15, 2025.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries.
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
information, and a no shipments letter filed by Cogne Acciai Speciali
S.p.A. (Cogne),\11\ we preliminarily determine that Cogne, Liberty
Energy, Inc. d/b/a Liberty Advanced Equipment Technology (Liberty
Energy), and ST9 Gas + Oil, LLC (ST9 Gas) had no entries of subject
merchandise during the POR. On March 31, 2026, we notified parties of
our intent to rescind this administrative review with respect to Cogne,
Liberty Energy, and ST9 Gas, which have no reviewable suspended
entries.\12\ On April 6, 2026, the petitioners commented on our Intent
to Rescind Memo.\13 \After considering these comments, we are
rescinding the administrative review for these three companies with no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. For further explanation
of our decision, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Also, due to
the proprietary nature of this issue, see the Intent to Rescind
Comments Memorandum \14\ for a complete discussion.
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\11\ See Cogne's Letter, ``Notice of No Exports, Sales, or
Entries,'' dated March 24, 2025.
\12\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind, In Part,''
dated March 31, 2026 (Intent to Rescind Memo).
\13\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Comments on Notice
of Intent to Rescind, In Part,'' dated April 6, 2026.
\14\ See Memorandum, ``Intent to Rescind Comments Memorandum,''
dated April 9, 2026.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and
(b) of the Act, Commerce preliminarily assigned a weighted average
dumping margin to Lucchini based on partial adverse facts available
(AFA). For a full description of the methodology underlying the
preliminary results of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is attached as Appendix I to this notice.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period January 1, 2024, through
December 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
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Lucchini Mam[eacute] Forge S.p.A. (Lucchini)............... 21.97
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations and analyses performed to
interested parties for the preliminary results of review within five
days of public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\15\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\16\ Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\17\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\18 \Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\19\
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\18\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\19\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern time, within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Requests should
contain: (1) the requesting party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a
foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues the party intends to
discuss at the hearing. Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing.\20\ Parties should confirm the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled hearing date.
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance
of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise
covered by this review.\21\
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\21\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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If Commerce continues to base Lucchini's weighted-average dumping
margin upon partial AFA in the final results of this review, then
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on subject
merchandise sold by Lucchini and entered, or withdrawn
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from warehouse, for consumption during the POR at a rate equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin in the final results. If Commerce
calculates a weighted-average dumping margin for Lucchini in the final
results of this review, then: (1) if that weighted-dumping margin is
above de minimis, Commerce will calculate importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rates by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated in
the final results of this review for all reviewed U.S. sales to the
importer/customer by the total entered value of the merchandise sold to
the importer/customer; \22\ (2) if either Lucchini's ad valorem
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, then
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties; \23\ and (3) for entries that were not
reported in Lucchini's U.S. sales data but that were entered under the
CBP 10-digit case number applicable to entries of Lucchini's subject
merchandise, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\24\ The final results of this
administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of the merchandise under review and for
future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
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\22\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\23\ See Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR at 8103; see also
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\24\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a). 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 statutory
injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping
duties will be effective for all shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on, or after, the
date of publication of the notice of the final results of this
administrative review in the Federal Register, as provided for by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for merchandise exported by
Lucchini, the cash deposit rate for Lucchini will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin established for the company in the
final results of the review unless that rate is de minimis (i.e., less
than 0.5 percent), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero;
(2) the cash deposit rate for an exporter not covered by this
administrative review, but covered in a prior completed segment of this
proceeding, will continue to be the that exporter's existing company-
specific cash deposit rate; (3) if the exporter is not covered by this
administrative review, or a completed segment of this proceeding, but
the producer of the subject merchandise is covered, the cash deposit
rate will be the producers' existing company-specific cash deposit
rate; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters
will continue to be 7.33 percent, the all-others cash deposit rate
established the original less-than-fair-value investigation.\25\ These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this period of review. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: April 9, 2026.
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 I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Application of Partial Facts Available and Use of Adverse
Inferences
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
List of Companies for Which All Requests for Review Were Withdrawn
1. Forge Monchieri S.p.A.
2. Officine Galperti S.p.A. d/b/a Galperti Group
3. Officine Meccaniche Roselli S.r.l.
[FR Doc. 2026-07228 Filed 4-13-26; 8:45 am]
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