Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-104, A-533-887, A-583-865, A-549-840] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable March 13, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annathea Cook at (202) 482-0250 (India); Nicholas Czajkowskiat (202) 482-1395 (Taiwan); Kabir Archuletta at (202) 482-2593 (Thailand); Andre Gziyran at (202) 482-2201 (the People's Republic of China (China)); AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On February 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India, Taiwan, Thailand, and China. [ 1 ] The AD Petitions, as amended, were filed in proper form by Vulcan Threaded Products Inc. (the petitioner). [ 2 ] The AD Petitions, as amended, were accompanied by countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of steel threaded rod from India and China. On February 26, March 4, and March 6, 2019, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the AD Petitions in separate supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] Responses to the supplemental questionnaires were filed on February 28, March 6, and March 7, 2019. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 732(b) of…