Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 12798-12800 [2017-04421]
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there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However,
because the Department preliminarily
applied AFA to both Jonan and Kyoei,
in accordance with section 776 of the
Act, there are no calculations to
disclose.
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Verification
Because the mandatory respondents
in this investigation did not provide
information requested by the
Department and the Department
preliminarily determines each of the
mandatory respondents to have been
uncooperative, verification will not be
conducted.
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination. Case briefs or other
written comments may be submitted to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this
notice, and rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.9
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities. All
documents must be filed electronically
using ACCESS. An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time on the date the
document is due.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice.10 Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, the
Department intends to hold the hearing
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230,11 at a time and
9 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
10 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
11 Id.
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date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
Final Determination
In accordance with Section 735(a)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), we
will make the final determination no
later than 75 days after the signature
date of this preliminary determination.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we are notifying the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
our preliminary determination. If our
final determination is affirmative, the
ITC will determine before the later of
120 days after the date of this
preliminary determination or 45 days
after our final determination whether
these imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: February 28, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is steel concrete reinforcing bar
imported in either straight length or coil form
(rebar) regardless of metallurgy, length,
diameter, or grade or lack thereof. Subject
merchandise includes deformed steel wire
with bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or
grade) and which has been subjected to an
elongation test.
The subject merchandise includes rebar
that has been further processed in the subject
country or a third country, including but not
limited to cutting, grinding, galvanizing,
painting, coating, or any other processing
that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the
investigation if performed in the country of
manufacture of the rebar.
Specifically excluded are plain rounds
(i.e., nondeformed or smooth rebar). Also
excluded from the scope is deformed steel
wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no
bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade)
and without being subject to an elongation
test.
The subject merchandise is classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) primarily under item
numbers 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and
7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may
also enter under other HTSUS numbers
including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057,
7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
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7227.90.6030, 7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040,
7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the scope
remains dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Use of Facts Available with Adverse
Inferences
A. Application of Facts Available
B. Use of Adverse Inferences
C. Selection and Corroboration of the AFA
Rate
VI. All-Others Rate
VII. Verification
VIII. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–810 and A–583–815]
Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel
Pipe From South Korea and Taiwan:
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective March 7, 2017.
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset
reviews, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that revocation
of the antidumping duty orders on
welded ASTM A–312 stainless steel
pipe from South Korea and Taiwan
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping. The
magnitude of the dumping margins
likely to prevail is indicated in the
‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202) 482–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The antidumping duty orders on
welded ASTM A–312 stainless steel
pipe from South Korea and Taiwan were
published on December 30, 1992.1 On
1 See Antidumping Duty Order and Clarification
of Final Determination: Certain Welded Stainless
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November 1, 2016, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty
orders on certain welded ASTM A–312
stainless steel pipe from South Korea
and Taiwan pursuant to section 751(c)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).2
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), the Department
received a notice of intent to participate
in these sunset reviews from Bristol
Metals LLC,3 Felker Brothers
Corporation, Marcegaglia USA, and
Outokumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc.
(Domestic Interested Parties), within 15
days after the date of publication of the
Sunset Initiation. Petitioners claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic
producers of the domestic like product.
On December 1, 2016, the Department
received complete substantive responses
to the notices of initiation from
Domestic Interested Parties within the
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department
received no substantive response from
any respondent interested parties. As a
result, the Department conducted an
expedited, i.e., 120-day, sunset review
of this order pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). On January 17,
2017, Domestic Interested Parties
submitted a letter clarifying which U.S.
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS)
numbers were included in the import
data provided in Exhibit 1 of its
substantive responses.4
Scope of the Orders
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South Korea
The products covered by the order are
shipments of welded austenitic stainless
Steel Pipes From Korea, 57 FR 62301 (December 30,
1992) and Notice of Amended Final Determination
and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded
Stainless Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea, 60
FR 10064 (February 23, 1995); see also Amended
Final Determination and Antidumping Duty Order:
Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe From Taiwan,
57 FR 62300 (December 30, 1992).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
81 FR 75808 (November 1, 2016) (Sunset Initiation).
3 Bristol Metals was the petitioner during the Less
Than Fair Value Investigation. See ‘‘Letter from
Schagrin Associates to the Honorable Penny
Pritzker, Secretary to Commerce, Welded ASTM A–
312 stainless steel pipes from Korea, Fourth Sunset
Review: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,’’ dated December 1, 2016 at 2. See also
‘‘Letter from Schagrin Associates to the Honorable
Penny Pritzker, Secretary to Commerce, Welded
ASTM A–312 stainless steel pipes from Taiwan
Fourth Sunset Review: Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,’’ dated November 8, 2016 at 2.
4 See Letter from Schagrin Associates to the
Honorable Penny Pritzker, ‘‘Welded ASTM A–312
stainless steel pipes from Korea and Taiwan, Fourth
Sunset Review: Clarification of Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated January 17,
2017.
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steel pipe (WSSP) from Korea that meets
the standards and specifications set
forth by the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the
welded form of chromium-nickel pipe
designated ASTM A–312. WSSP is
produced by forming stainless steel flatrolled products into a tubular
configuration and welding along the
seam. WSSP is a commodity product
generally used as a conduit to transmit
liquids or gases. Major applications for
WSSP include, but are not limited to,
digester lines, blow lines,
pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical
stock lines, brewery process and
transport lines, general food processing
lines, automotive paint lines and paper
process machines.
Imports of these products are
currently classifiable under the
following HTSUS subheadings:
7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015,
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065 and
7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS
subheadings include both pipes and
tubes, the scope of the order is limited
to welded austenitic stainless steel
pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written description
remains dispositive.
Taiwan
The merchandise subject to the order
is welded austenitic stainless steel pipe
that meets the standards and
specifications set forth by the American
Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) for the welded form of
chromium-nickel pipe designated
ASTM A–312. The merchandise covered
by the scope of the order also includes
austenitic welded stainless steel pipes
made according to standards of other
nations, which are comparable to ASTM
A–312.
WSSP is produced by forming
stainless steel flat-rolled products into a
tubular configuration and welding along
the seam. WSSP is a commodity product
generally used as a conduit to transmit
liquids or gases. Major applications for
WSSP include, but are not limited to,
digester lines, blow lines,
pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical
stock lines, brewery process and
transport lines, general food processing
lines, automotive paint lines and paper
process machines. Imports of these
products are currently classifiable under
the following HTSUS subheadings:
7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015,
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065 and
7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS
subheadings include both pipes and
tubes, the scope of the order is limited
to welded austenitic stainless steel
pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are
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provided for convenience and customs
purposes. The written description
remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum,5 including the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of
dumping in the event of revocation, and
the magnitude of dumping margins
likely to prevail if the orders were
revoked. Parties can find a complete
discussion of all issues raised in this
review and the corresponding
recommendations in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit in room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3)
of the Act, we determine that revocation
of the antidumping duty order on
Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel
Pipe from South Korea and the
antidumping duty order on Welded
ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel Pipe
Taiwan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
up to the following weighted-average
margins:
Country
South Korea ................................
Taiwan ........................................
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
17.14
31.90
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to the
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written
notification of the destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
5 See ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum: Final
Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded ASTM A–312
Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and Taiwan,
dated concurrently with this Federal Register
notice.
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protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c),
752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218.
Dated: March 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary For Enforcement
& Compliance.
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Memorandum.2 A list of topics included
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of
Provisional Measures
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) preliminarily
determines that steel concrete
reinforcing bar (rebar) from Taiwan is
being, or is likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV). The period of investigation
(POI) is July 1, 2015, through June 30,
2016.
DATES: Effective March 7, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
Jack Zhao or Kathryn Wallace, 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) 482–1396 or (202) 482–6251,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). The Department published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on October 18, 2016.1 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this investigation, see
the Preliminary Decision
1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Japan,
Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of
Less-Than Fair Value Investigations, 81 FR 71697
(October 18, 2016) (Initiation Notice).
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The product covered by this
investigation is rebar from Taiwan. For
a complete description of the scope of
this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
the Department’s regulations,3 the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of
time for parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).4 No
interested party commented on the
scope of the investigation as it appeared
in the Initiation Notice. However,
because the investigation pertains to
rebar from Taiwan, the Department
preliminarily modified the scope
language as it appeared in the Initiation
Notice to remove the language
pertaining to the scope of the
countervailing duty investigation of
rebar from Turkey. See the scope in
Appendix I to this notice.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. The Department has
calculated export prices in accordance
with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal
value (NV) is calculated in accordance
with section 773 of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology
underlying the preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
4 See Initiation Notice.
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All-Others Rate
Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act provide that in the
preliminary determination the
Department shall determine an
estimated all-others rate for all exporters
and producers not individually
examined. This rate shall be an amount
equal to the weighted average of the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margins established for exporters and
producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis
margins, and any margins determined
entirely under section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, the Department
calculated estimated weighted-average
dumping margins for Power Steel Co.,
Ltd. (Power Steel) and Lo-Toun Steel
and Iron Works Co., Ltd. (Lo-Toun) that
are not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts otherwise available.
The Department calculated the allothers’ rate using a weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated for the
examined respondents using each
company’s publicly-ranged values for
the merchandise under consideration.5
For further discussion of this
calculation, see the memorandum
entitled ‘‘Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar
From Taiwan: Calculation of the
Preliminary Margin for All Other
Companies,’’ dated concurrently with
this notice.
Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily
determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
exist:
5 With two respondents under examination, the
Department normally calculates (A) a weightedaverage of the estimated weighted-average dumping
margins calculated for the examined respondents;
(B) a simple average of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins calculated for the
examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for the examined respondents using each
company’s publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for
the merchandise under consideration. The
Department then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and
selects the rate closest to (A) as the most
appropriate rate for all other producers and
exporters. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United
Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order
in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010).
As complete publicly ranged sales data was
available, the Department based the all-others rate
on the publicly ranged sales data of the mandatory
respondents. For a complete analysis of the data,
please see the All-Others’ Rate Calculation
Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-810 and A-583-815]
Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and
Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective March 7, 2017.
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and
Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping. The magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail is
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202) 482-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel
pipe from South Korea and Taiwan were published on December 30,
1992.\1\ On
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November 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of initiation of
the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain welded
ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order and Clarification of Final
Determination: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipes From Korea, 57
FR 62301 (December 30, 1992) and Notice of Amended Final
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless
Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea, 60 FR 10064 (February 23,
1995); see also Amended Final Determination and Antidumping Duty
Order: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe From Taiwan, 57 FR 62300
(December 30, 1992).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR
75808 (November 1, 2016) (Sunset Initiation).
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), the Department
received a notice of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from
Bristol Metals LLC,\3\ Felker Brothers Corporation, Marcegaglia USA,
and Outokumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc. (Domestic Interested Parties),
within 15 days after the date of publication of the Sunset Initiation.
Petitioners claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act, as domestic producers of the domestic like product.
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\3\ Bristol Metals was the petitioner during the Less Than Fair
Value Investigation. See ``Letter from Schagrin Associates to the
Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary to Commerce, Welded ASTM A-312
stainless steel pipes from Korea, Fourth Sunset Review: Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 1, 2016 at 2. See
also ``Letter from Schagrin Associates to the Honorable Penny
Pritzker, Secretary to Commerce, Welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel
pipes from Taiwan Fourth Sunset Review: Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 8, 2016 at 2.
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On December 1, 2016, the Department received complete substantive
responses to the notices of initiation from Domestic Interested Parties
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The
Department received no substantive response from any respondent
interested parties. As a result, the Department conducted an expedited,
i.e., 120-day, sunset review of this order pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). On January
17, 2017, Domestic Interested Parties submitted a letter clarifying
which U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) numbers were included in
the import data provided in Exhibit 1 of its substantive responses.\4\
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\4\ See Letter from Schagrin Associates to the Honorable Penny
Pritzker, ``Welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipes from Korea and
Taiwan, Fourth Sunset Review: Clarification of Substantive Response
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated January 17, 2017.
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Scope of the Orders
South Korea
The products covered by the order are shipments of welded
austenitic stainless steel pipe (WSSP) from Korea that meets the
standards and specifications set forth by the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the welded form of chromium-nickel
pipe designated ASTM A-312. WSSP is produced by forming stainless steel
flat-rolled products into a tubular configuration and welding along the
seam. WSSP is a commodity product generally used as a conduit to
transmit liquids or gases. Major applications for WSSP include, but are
not limited to, digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines,
petrochemical stock lines, brewery process and transport lines, general
food processing lines, automotive paint lines and paper process
machines.
Imports of these products are currently classifiable under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040,
7306.40.5065 and 7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS subheadings include
both pipes and tubes, the scope of the order is limited to welded
austenitic stainless steel pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes. The written description remains
dispositive.
Taiwan
The merchandise subject to the order is welded austenitic stainless
steel pipe that meets the standards and specifications set forth by the
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the welded form
of chromium-nickel pipe designated ASTM A-312. The merchandise covered
by the scope of the order also includes austenitic welded stainless
steel pipes made according to standards of other nations, which are
comparable to ASTM A-312.
WSSP is produced by forming stainless steel flat-rolled products
into a tubular configuration and welding along the seam. WSSP is a
commodity product generally used as a conduit to transmit liquids or
gases. Major applications for WSSP include, but are not limited to,
digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical stock
lines, brewery process and transport lines, general food processing
lines, automotive paint lines and paper process machines. Imports of
these products are currently classifiable under the following HTSUS
subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065 and
7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS subheadings include both pipes and
tubes, the scope of the order is limited to welded austenitic stainless
steel pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum,\5\ including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation, and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and
the corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit in room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition,
a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be
accessed directly on the Internet at https://trade.gov/enforcement/. The
signed and electronic versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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\5\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum: Final Results of
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded
ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and Taiwan, dated
concurrently with this Federal Register notice.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on Welded ASTM A-312
Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and the antidumping duty order on
Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe Taiwan would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping up to the following weighted-
average margins:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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South Korea................................................. 17.14
Taiwan...................................................... 31.90
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to the
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification
of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
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protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: March 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary For Enforcement & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-04421 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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