Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023

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-428-847] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that a producer/exporter sold forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from Germany in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable May 14, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 29, 2021, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on FEBs from Germany. [ 1 ] On January 31, 2024, Commerce received requests for an administrative review from BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH) and the Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood Quality Steels Company, Ellwood National Steel Company, and A. Finkl & Sons (the petitioners). [ 2 ] On March 5, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i) , Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order, covering BGH. [ 3 ] On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. [ 4 ] On September 30, 2024, Commerce extended…