1. On 03/28/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 13246) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and critical circumstances in the antidumping investigation of stainless steel flanges from India.

2. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of stainless steel flanges from India from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of stainless steel flanges from India that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/28/2017 which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 12/28/2017 (same day), for entries of stainless steel flanges from India from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins:

Producer and/or Exporter: Chandan Steel Limited
Case number: A-533-877-001
Cash deposit rate: 13.15%

Producer and/or Exporter: Echjay Single Entity
Case number: A-533-877-002
Cash deposit rate: 145.25%
Note: Commerce preliminarily determines that Echjay Forgings Pvt. Limited, Echjay Industries Private Limited, Echjay Forging Industries Private Limited, and Spire Industries Pvt. Limited are a single entity.

Producer and/or Exporter: Bebitz/Viraj Single Entity
Case number: A-533-877-003
Cash deposit rate: 145.25%
Note: Commerce preliminarily determines that Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited; Viraj Profiles Limited (Viraj); Flanschen werk Bebitz GmbH (FBG); Bebitz USA, Inc. (Bebitz USA); and Viraj USA, Inc. (Viraj USA); including all publicly known former corporate names Viraj
Alloys, Ltd., Viraj Forgings, Ltd., and Viraj Impoexpo, Ltd.; are a single entity.

All Others
Case Number: A-533-877-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 13.15%

3. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 7254306, dated 09/11/2017.

4. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-533-877.

5. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit will be the producer's rate.

B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 13.15 percent to establish the cash deposit.

6. If there are any questions by the importing 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 OV: JH.)

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

Alexander Amdur