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LOST SALES AND LOST REVENUE SURVEY
FINISHED CARBON STEEL FLANGES
This survey must be received by the Commission by July 14, 2016
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this survey is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in connection
with its countervailing and antidumping duty investigations concerning finished carbon steel flanges (“flanges”) from
India, Italy, and Spain (Inv. Nos. 701‐TA‐563 and 731‐TA‐1331‐1333 (Preliminary)). The information requested in the
survey is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as
directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in your possession
(19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this survey can be obtained from Tana Farrington (202‐205‐2389,
Tana.Farrington@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased flanges (as defined on next page) at any time since January 1, 2013?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the survey to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the survey, and return the entire survey to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: FCSF)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in this survey is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and
understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By submitting this certification I
also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the information provided in this survey
and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
investigation or other proceeding may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits,
reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Signature
Phone
Email address
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Flanges
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐ This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on June 30, 2016, by Weldbend
Corporation (“Weldbend”), Argo, Illinois and Boltex Mfg. Co., L.P. (“Boltex”), Houston, Texas. Countervailing
and/or antidumping duties may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the
Commission makes an affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S.
Department of Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization and/or dumping.
Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2016/finished_carbon_steel_flanges_india_italy_and/preliminary.htm.
Carbon steel flanges.‐‐The scope of these investigations covers finished carbon steel flanges. Finished
carbon steel flanges differ from unfinished carbon steel flanges (also known as carbon steel flange
forgings) in that they have undergone further processing after forging, which can include beveling, bore
threading, center or step boring, face machining, recoining or resizing, taper boring, machining ends or
surfaces other than a gasket face, drilling bolt holes, and/or burring or shot blasting. Any one of these
post‐forging processes suffices to render the forging into a finished carbon steel flange for purposes of
these petitions. However, mere heat treatment of a carbon steel flange forging (without any other
further processing after forging) does not render the forging into a finished carbon steel flange for
purposes of these petitions.
While these finished carbon steel flanges are generally manufactured to specification ASME B16.5 or
ASME B16.47 series A or series B, the scope is not limited to flanges produced under those
specifications. All types of finished carbon steel flanges are included in the scope, regardless of pipe size
(usually expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure class (usually expressed in pounds of
pressure, e.g., 150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500, etc.), type of face (e.g., flat face, full face, raised
face, etc.), configuration (e.g., weld neck, slip on, socket weld, lap joint, threaded, etc.), wall thickness
(usually expressed in inches), and normalization or heat treatment (which may not always be used). The
carbon steel used to produce finished carbon steel flanges includes, but is not limited to, carbon steel
produced to ASTM A105 and ASTM A694 standards.
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently imported under statistical reporting numbers 7307.91.5010
and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also be
imported under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates.
Confidentiality.‐‐The data furnished in response to this survey that reveal the individual operations of
your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the extent that such data are not
otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may be required by law (see 19
U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner that will reveal the
individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical business proprietary
information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business information only at the
request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Flanges
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Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this survey, as well as
any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in connection
with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative protective order
provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and other authorized
individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection with this
proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or similar
merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were divulged to
unauthorized individuals. Please also retain a copy of the final document that you submit.
Contact information.‐‐Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this survey. This
may or may not be the person whose signature is at the bottom of page 1.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Flanges
PURCHASE INFORMATION
1. Purchases.—Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of flanges. Estimates are acceptable.
Item
2013
2014
2015
Purchases of flanges produced in‐‐
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Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
United States
India
Italy
All other countries
Sources unknown
0
0
0
Spain
1
Total purchases
1
Please identify these countries:
2. Changes in purchasing patterns.— Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of
flanges from different sources have changed since January 1, 2013.
Source of
purchases
Did not
purchase Decreased Increased
Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United
States
India
Italy
Spain
All other
countries
Sources
unknown
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Flanges
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3. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase flanges.
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
4. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2013, did your firm purchase imports of flanges from India, Italy, and
Spain instead of U.S.‐produced flanges? Respond for each subject country.
No
(If “No” for all countries, skip to next
Yes
question)
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
India
Italy
Spain
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
India
Italy
Spain
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for the shift?
Yes
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of purchases that your firm
shifted to imports since
January 2013 because of price
(in 1,000 pounds)
No
India
Italy
Spain
Source
If No, please indicate the
reason for the shift
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Flanges
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5.
U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2013, in connection with a sale or offer to sell flanges to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced flanges in order to compete
with lower‐priced imports of flanges from the subject countries? Respond for each
subject country.
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No” for all countries,
Source
question part (b))
skip to next question)
Don’t know
(b)
India
Italy
Spain
If your firm responded “yes” to any of the above countries, please provide an estimate
of the reduction in U.S. producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive
factors.
Source
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
India
%
Italy
%
Spain
%
6. Other explanations‐‐Please provide any additional comments in this box.
Business Proprietary
Lost Sales and Lost Revenue Survey‐ Flanges
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OMB INFORMATION
7. OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this survey.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this survey have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited
as possible. Public reporting burden for this survey is estimated to average 4 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the
survey.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for reducing
the burden, and any suggestions for improving this survey. Please attach such comments to your
response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20436.
HOW TO FILE YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the survey document.
Please submit the completed survey using one of the methods noted below. If your firm
is unable to complete the MS Word survey or cannot use one of the electronic methods
of submission, please contact the Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word survey along with a scanned copy of the signed
certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: FCSF
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word survey to Tana.Farrington@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm did not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned copy
to the Commission.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - Flanges_LSLR |
Author | amy.sherman |
File Modified | 2016-07-05 |
File Created | 2016-07-05 |