1. On 5/26/2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of forged steel fluid end blocks from the People's Republic of China (85 FR 31457). Additionally, Commerce has aligned the deadline for the final determination in the CVD investigation with the deadline for the final determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of the same merchandise, currently scheduled to be issued no later than 9/29/2020.

2. The products covered by this investigation are forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks), whether in finished or unfinished form, and which are typically used in the manufacture or service of hydraulic pumps.

The term "forged" is an industry term used to describe the grain texture of steel resulting from the application of localized compressive force. Illustrative forging standards include, but are not limited to, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A668 and A788.

For purposes of this investigation, the term "steel" denotes metal containing the following chemical elements, by weight: (i) iron greater than or equal to 60 percent; (ii) nickel less than or equal to 8.5 percent; (iii) copper less than or equal to 6 percent; (iv) chromium greater than or equal to 0.4 percent, but less than or equal to 20 percent; and (v) molybdenum greater than or equal to 0.15 percent, but less than or equal to 3 percent. Illustrative steel standards include, but are not limited to, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) or Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) grades 4130, 4135, 4140, 4320, 4330, 4340, 8630, 15-5, 17-4, F6NM, F22, F60, and XM25, as well as modified varieties of these grades.

The products covered by this investigation are: (1) cut-to-length fluid end blocks with an actual height (measured from its highest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), an actual width (measured from its widest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), and an actual length (measured from its longest point) of 11 inches (279.4 mm) to 75 inches (1,905.0 mm); and (2) strings of fluid end blocks with an actual height (measured from its highest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), an actual width (measured from its widest point) of 8 inches (203.2 mm) to 40 inches (1,016.0 mm), and an actual length (measured from its longest point) up to 360 inches (9,144.0 mm).

The products included in the scope of this investigation have a tensile strength of at least 70 KSI (measured in accordance with ASTM A370) and a hardness of at least 140 HBW (measured in accordance with ASTM E10).

A fluid end block may be imported in finished condition (i.e., ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly without further finishing operations) or unfinished condition (i.e., forged but still requiring one or more finishing operations before it is ready for incorporation into a pump fluid end assembly). Such finishing operations may include: (1) heat treating; (2) milling one or more flat surfaces; (3) contour machining to custom shapes or dimensions; (4) drilling or boring holes; (5) threading holes; and/or (6) painting, varnishing, or coating.

Excluded from the scope of this investigation are fluid end block assemblies which (1) include (a) plungers and related housings, adapters, gaskets, seals, and packing nuts, (b) valves and related seats, springs, seals, and cover nuts, and (c) a discharge flange and related seals, and (2) are otherwise ready to be mated with the "power end" of a hydraulic pump without the need for installation of any plunger, valve, or discharge flange components, or any other further manufacturing operations.

The products included in the scope of this investigation may enter under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7218.91.0030, 7218.99.0030, 7224.90.0015, 7224.90.0045, 7326.19.0010, 7326.90.8688, or 8413.91.9055. While these HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.

3. This proceeding has been assigned case number C-570-116.

4. Accordingly, CBP shall suspend liquidation of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 5/26/2020 (the date of publication of the preliminary determination), and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the percentages of entered value for the producers and/or exporters listed below.

Producer and/or Exporter: Nanjing Develop Advanced Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned company: Nanjing Develop Industrial and Commercial Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-001
Cash Deposit: 16.18 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shanghai Qinghe Machinery Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned companies: Haimo Technologies Group Corp. and Lanzhou Chenglin Oil Drilling Equipment Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-002
Cash Deposit: 22.21 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: China Machinery Industrial Products Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-003
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Anhui Tianyu Petroleum Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-004
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: CNCCC Sichuan Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-005
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: GE Petroleum Equipment (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-006
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Jiaxing Shenghe Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-007
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Ningbo Minmetals & Machinery Imp & Exp Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-008
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Qingdao RT G&M Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-009
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shandong Fenghuang Foundry Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-010
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shandongshengjin Ruite Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. (part of Shengli Oilfield R&T Group)
Case Number: C-570-116-011
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shanghai Baisheng Precision Machine
Case Number: C-570-116-012
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shanghai Boss Petroleum Equipment
Case Number: C-570-116-013
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shanghai CP Petrochemical and General Machinery Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-014
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Suzhou Douson Drilling & Production Equipment Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-015
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Zhangjiagang Haiguo New Energy Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-016
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Anhui Yingliu Electromechanical Co., Ltd.
Case Number: C-570-116-017
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd. (Citic Specific Steel Group)
Case Number: C-570-116-018
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Suzhou Fujie Machinery Co., Ltd. (Fujie Group)
Case Number: C-570-116-019
Cash Deposit: 138.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: All-Others
Case Number: C-570-116-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 21.57 %

5. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVIII:JM.)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur