90 FR 54 pgs. 13339-13341 - Forged Steel Fittings From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 54Pages: 13339 - 13341
Pages: 13339, 13340, 13341Docket number: [A-580-904]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-04876 Filed 3-20-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-904]
Forged Steel Fittings From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd. (Samyoung) made sales of forged steel fittings (FSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. Commerce invites interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES:
Applicable March 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[top] Trinity Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 11, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty (AD) order on FSF from Korea. 1 On December 1, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order. 2 On February 8, 2024, based on a timely request for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order. 3 This review covers one producer/exporter of FSF, Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd. (Samyoung). On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. 4 On August 8, 2024, Commerce extended the preliminary results of this administrative review until December 19, 2024. 5 Additionally, on December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days. 6 Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now March 18, 2025.
Footnotes:
1 ? See Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 80014 (December 11, 2020), as corrected in Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of Korea: Notice of Correction to the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 81876 (December 17 2020) (collectively, Order ).
2 ? See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 88 FR 83917 (December 1, 2023).
3 ? See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 8641 (February 8, 2024).
4 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated July 22, 2024.
5 ? See Memorandum, "Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review," dated August 8, 2024.
6 ? See Memorandum, "Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings," dated December 9, 2024.
For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 7 The Preliminary 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 https://access.trade.gov. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included in the appendix to this notice. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Footnotes:
7 ? See Memorandum, "Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Forged Steel Fittings from the Republic of Korea; 2022-2023," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the scope of the Order is FSF from Korea. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce calculated export price and constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted average dumping margin exists for the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd | 18.72 |
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis performed for these preliminary results to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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. 8 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. 9 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 10
Footnotes:
8 ? See 19 CFR 351.309.
9 ? See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); 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 ).
10 ? See CFR 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 11 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). 12
Footnotes:
11 ?We use the term "issue" here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
12 ? See APO and Service Final Rule.
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. Requests should contain: (1) the 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 issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. An electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Assessment Rates
[top] Pursuant to 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon issuance of the final results of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
Footnotes:
13 ? See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
14 ? See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
15 ? Id., 77 FR 8102; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
In accordance with Commerce's "automatic assessment" practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Samyoung for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate (17.08 percent) if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 16
Footnotes:
16 ?For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. 17
Footnotes:
17 ? See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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 . 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
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by a company not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or a previous segment, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 17.08 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation. 18 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Footnotes:
18 ? See Order.
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis of all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). 19
Footnotes:
19 ? See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 review period. 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, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 17, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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