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of dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, pursuant
to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, the
Department hereby orders the
continuation of the Suspension
Agreement. The effective date of
continuation will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this Continuation Notice. Pursuant to
sections 751(c)(2) of the Act, the
Department intends to initiate the next
five-year sunset review of this
Suspension Agreement not later than
February 2017.
This five-year (sunset) review and
notice are in accordance with section
751(c) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 2, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Import Administration,
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steel wire garment hangers from the
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FR 3737 (January 25, 2012). Currently,
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The Department has determined that
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income tax incentives, and the
provision of goods or services for less
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number and complexity of the alleged
countervailable subsidy practices being
investigated, it is not practicable to
complete the preliminary determination
of this investigation within the original
time limit (i.e., by March 23, 2012).
Therefore, in accordance with section
703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are fully
extending the due date for the
preliminary determination to no later
than 130 days after the day on which
the investigation was initiated.
However, as that date falls on a Sunday
(i.e., May 27, 2012) and is followed by
a federal holiday on Monday, May 28,
2012, the deadline for completion of the
preliminary determination is now
Tuesday, May 29, 2012, the next
business day.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act.
Dated: March 2, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
From Italy, Malaysia, and the
Philippines: Final Results of the
Expedited Second Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping
Duty Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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On November 1, 2011, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated sunset reviews of
the antidumping duty orders on
stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings
(butt-weld pipe fittings) from Italy,
Malaysia, and the Philippines pursuant
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).1 On the
basis of notices of intent to participate
and adequate substantive responses
filed on behalf of domestic interested
parties, and no adequate response from
respondent interested parties, the
Department conducted expedited (120day) sunset reviews of these
antidumping duty orders. As a result of
these sunset reviews, the Department
finds that revocation of the antidumping
duty orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the levels identified below in the
‘‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’’
section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: March 8, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dena Crossland or Angelica Mendoza,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3362 or (202) 482–
3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On November 1, 2011, the Department
initiated the second sunset reviews of
the antidumping duty orders on buttweld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia,
and the Philippines pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act. See Initiation Notice.
On November 16, 2011, the Department
received notices of intent to participate
from four domestic interested parties,
Core Pipe Products, Inc. (formerly
Gerlin, Inc.), Ezeflow USA Inc.—
Flowline Division (formerly Flowline
Division of Markovitz Enterprises, Inc.),
Shaw Alloy Piping Products, Inc., and
Taylor Forge Stainless, Inc.
(collectively, domestic interested
parties), within the deadline specified
in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the
Department’s regulations. Domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act as U.S. producers of a domestic
like product.
On December 1, 2011, we received an
adequate substantive response from
domestic interested parties within the
30-day deadline specified in section
351.218(d)(3)(i) of the Department’s
1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review,
76 FR 67412 (November 1, 2011) (Initiation Notice).
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regulations. Additionally on December
1, 2011, we received an incomplete
response to the Department’s initiation
notice of the five-year sunset review of
butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy from
respondent interested party Filmag
Italia, srl (Filmag). In its incomplete
response, Filmag also requested a oneweek extension for gathering and
submitting the required information for
a substantive response. On December 5,
2011, we notified Filmag that in light of
the Department’s statutory requirement
to issue timely determinations in these
sunset reviews, and given the fact that
parties were afforded ample time in
which to provide complete substantive
responses, we were unable to grant
Filmag’s extension request.2
On December 6, 2011, we notified
Filmag that it did not include a
representative certification in its
December 1, 2011, submission, and
requested that Filmag resubmit its
December 1, 2011, submission, with all
of the proper certifications, by
December 7, 2011.3 On December 7,
2011, Filmag resubmitted its December
1, 2011, submission, which included all
of the proper certifications.
On December 13, 2011, because
Filmag did not provide any volume data
to show that its exports accounted for
more than 50 percent of the total exports
of subject merchandise to the United
States over the relevant five-year period
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A),
we determined its December 1, 2011,
response to be inadequate.4
We did not receive any substantive
response from any other respondent
interested parties with respect to the
antidumping duty orders on butt-weld
pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, or the
Philippines. Additionally, we did not
receive any rebuttal response from any
respondent interested parties. As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and section
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of the
Department’s regulations, the
Department conducted expedited sunset
reviews of these orders.5
2 See Letter to Filmag Italia, srl, from Angelica L.
Mendoza, Program Manager, Office 7, AD/CVD
Operations, dated December 5, 2011.
3 See Letter to Filmag Italia, srl, from Angelica L.
Mendoza, Program Manager, Office 7, AD/CVD
Operations, dated December 6, 2011.
4 See Memorandum to Richard O. Weible,
Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, ‘‘Adequacy
Determination in the Second Five-Year ‘Sunset
Review’ (2006 through 2010) of the Antidumping
Duty Orders on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings (SSBWPFs) from Italy, Malaysia, and the
Philippines,’’ dated December 13, 2011 (Adequacy
Determination Memorandum).
5 See Letter to Catherine DeFilippo, Director,
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, from Edward C. Yang, Senior Director,
China/NME, AD/CVD Operations, entitled ‘‘Sunset
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On January 6, 2012, domestic
interested parties submitted a letter to
the Department in support of the
Department’s Letter to the U.S.
International Trade Commission and the
Department’s Adequacy Determination
Memorandum. Additionally, in their
January 6, 2012, letter, domestic
interested parties reiterated that the
Department should find that revocation
of the antidumping duty orders on buttweld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia,
and the Philippines would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the margins indicated in
domestic interested parties’ substantive
response.
Scope of the Orders
For purposes of the orders, the
product covered is certain stainless steel
butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld
fittings). Butt-weld pipe fittings are
under 14 inches in outside diameter
(based on nominal pipe size), whether
finished or unfinished. The product
encompasses all grades of stainless steel
and ‘‘commodity’’ and ‘‘specialty’’
fittings. Specifically excluded from the
definition are threaded, grooved, and
bolted fittings, and fittings made from
any material other than stainless steel.
The butt-weld fittings subject to the
orders are generally designated under
specification ASTM A403/A403M, the
standard specification for Wrought
Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping
Fittings, or its foreign equivalents (e.g.,
DIN or JIS specifications). This
specification covers two general classes
of fittings, WP and CR, of wrought
austenitic stainless steel fittings of
seamless and welded construction
covered by the latest revision of ANSI
B16.9, ANSI B16.11, and ANSI B16.28.
Butt-weld fittings manufactured to
specification ASTM A774, or its foreign
equivalents, are also covered by the
orders.
The orders do not apply to cast
fittings. Cast austenitic stainless steel
pipe fittings are covered by
specifications A351/A351M, A743/
743M, and A744/A744M.
The butt-weld fittings subject to the
orders are currently classifiable under
subheading 7307.23.0000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
orders is dispositive.
Reviews Initiated on November 1, 2011,’’ dated
December 8, 2011 (Letter to the U.S. International
Trade Commission).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these cases are
addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of
the Expedited Second Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders on Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from Italy, Malaysia,
and the Philippines’’ from Christian
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, Import Administration, to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration,
dated February 29, 2012 (Decision
Memorandum), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The issues
discussed in the Decision Memorandum
include the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping and the
magnitude of the margin likely to
prevail if the orders were revoked.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in these sunset
reviews and the corresponding
recommendations in this public
memorandum, which is on file
electronically via Import
Administration’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACESS).
Access to IA ACCESS is available in the
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the
main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly on the internet
at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
The Department determines that
revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on butt-weld pipe fittings from
Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines
would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the following
percentage weighted-average margins:
Manufacturers/exporters/
producers
Italy:
Coprosider S.p.A ...................
All Others ..............................
Malaysia:
Kanzen Tetsu Sdn. Bhd ........
All Others ..............................
The Philippines:
Enlin Steel Corporation .........
Tung Fong Industrial Co., Inc
All Others ..............................
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margin
(percent)
26.59
26.59
7.51
7.51
33.81
7.59
7.59
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This notice also serves as the only
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administrative protective order of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under administrative
protection order in accordance with
section 351.305 of the Department’s
regulations. Timely notification of the
return or destruction of administrative
protective order materials or conversion
to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an
administrative protective order is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
The Department is issuing and
publishing the final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c),
752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 29, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-475-828, A-557-809, A-565-801]
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and
the Philippines: Final Results of the Expedited Second Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on
stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) from
Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On the basis of notices of
intent to participate and adequate substantive responses filed on
behalf of domestic interested parties, and no adequate response from
respondent interested parties, the Department conducted expedited (120-
day) sunset reviews of these antidumping duty orders. As a result of
these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the levels identified below in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 67412
(November 1, 2011) (Initiation Notice).
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DATES: Effective Date: March 8, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland or Angelica Mendoza,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3362 or (202) 482-3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2011, the Department initiated the second sunset
reviews of the antidumping duty orders on butt-weld pipe fittings from
Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Act. See Initiation Notice. On November 16, 2011, the Department
received notices of intent to participate from four domestic interested
parties, Core Pipe Products, Inc. (formerly Gerlin, Inc.), Ezeflow USA
Inc.--Flowline Division (formerly Flowline Division of Markovitz
Enterprises, Inc.), Shaw Alloy Piping Products, Inc., and Taylor Forge
Stainless, Inc. (collectively, domestic interested parties), within the
deadline specified in section 351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department's
regulations. Domestic interested parties claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as U.S. producers of a
domestic like product.
On December 1, 2011, we received an adequate substantive response
from domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified
in section 351.218(d)(3)(i) of the Department's
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regulations. Additionally on December 1, 2011, we received an
incomplete response to the Department's initiation notice of the five-
year sunset review of butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy from
respondent interested party Filmag Italia, srl (Filmag). In its
incomplete response, Filmag also requested a one-week extension for
gathering and submitting the required information for a substantive
response. On December 5, 2011, we notified Filmag that in light of the
Department's statutory requirement to issue timely determinations in
these sunset reviews, and given the fact that parties were afforded
ample time in which to provide complete substantive responses, we were
unable to grant Filmag's extension request.\2\
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\2\ See Letter to Filmag Italia, srl, from Angelica L. Mendoza,
Program Manager, Office 7, AD/CVD Operations, dated December 5,
2011.
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On December 6, 2011, we notified Filmag that it did not include a
representative certification in its December 1, 2011, submission, and
requested that Filmag resubmit its December 1, 2011, submission, with
all of the proper certifications, by December 7, 2011.\3\ On December
7, 2011, Filmag resubmitted its December 1, 2011, submission, which
included all of the proper certifications.
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\3\ See Letter to Filmag Italia, srl, from Angelica L. Mendoza,
Program Manager, Office 7, AD/CVD Operations, dated December 6,
2011.
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On December 13, 2011, because Filmag did not provide any volume
data to show that its exports accounted for more than 50 percent of the
total exports of subject merchandise to the United States over the
relevant five-year period pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A), we
determined its December 1, 2011, response to be inadequate.\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum to Richard O. Weible, Director, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, ``Adequacy Determination in the Second Five-
Year `Sunset Review' (2006 through 2010) of the Antidumping Duty
Orders on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings (SSBWPFs) from
Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines,'' dated December 13, 2011
(Adequacy Determination Memorandum).
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We did not receive any substantive response from any other
respondent interested parties with respect to the antidumping duty
orders on butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, or the
Philippines. Additionally, we did not receive any rebuttal response
from any respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant to
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and section 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of
the Department's regulations, the Department conducted expedited sunset
reviews of these orders.\5\
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\5\ See Letter to Catherine DeFilippo, Director, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, from Edward C.
Yang, Senior Director, China/NME, AD/CVD Operations, entitled
``Sunset Reviews Initiated on November 1, 2011,'' dated December 8,
2011 (Letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission).
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On January 6, 2012, domestic interested parties submitted a letter
to the Department in support of the Department's Letter to the U.S.
International Trade Commission and the Department's Adequacy
Determination Memorandum. Additionally, in their January 6, 2012,
letter, domestic interested parties reiterated that the Department
should find that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on butt-weld
pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the margins
indicated in domestic interested parties' substantive response.
Scope of the Orders
For purposes of the orders, the product covered is certain
stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld fittings). Butt-weld
pipe fittings are under 14 inches in outside diameter (based on nominal
pipe size), whether finished or unfinished. The product encompasses all
grades of stainless steel and ``commodity'' and ``specialty'' fittings.
Specifically excluded from the definition are threaded, grooved, and
bolted fittings, and fittings made from any material other than
stainless steel.
The butt-weld fittings subject to the orders are generally
designated under specification ASTM A403/A403M, the standard
specification for Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings,
or its foreign equivalents (e.g., DIN or JIS specifications). This
specification covers two general classes of fittings, WP and CR, of
wrought austenitic stainless steel fittings of seamless and welded
construction covered by the latest revision of ANSI B16.9, ANSI B16.11,
and ANSI B16.28. Butt-weld fittings manufactured to specification ASTM
A774, or its foreign equivalents, are also covered by the orders.
The orders do not apply to cast fittings. Cast austenitic stainless
steel pipe fittings are covered by specifications A351/A351M, A743/
743M, and A744/A744M.
The butt-weld fittings subject to the orders are currently
classifiable under subheading 7307.23.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the orders is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these cases are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless
Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the
Philippines'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, Import Administration,
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, dated February 29, 2012 (Decision Memorandum), which is
hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping and the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail if the orders
were revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues
raised in these sunset reviews and the corresponding recommendations in
this public memorandum, which is on file electronically via Import
Administration's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACESS). Access to IA ACCESS is available
in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at https://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Decision Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the
Philippines would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following percentage weighted-average margins:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturers/exporters/ producers margin
(percent)
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Italy:
Coprosider S.p.A......................................... 26.59
All Others............................................... 26.59
Malaysia:
Kanzen Tetsu Sdn. Bhd.................................... 7.51
All Others............................................... 7.51
The Philippines:
Enlin Steel Corporation.................................. 33.81
Tung Fong Industrial Co., Inc............................ 7.59
All Others............................................... 7.59
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
administrative protection order in accordance with section 351.305 of
the Department's regulations. Timely notification of the return or
destruction of administrative protective order materials or conversion
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an administrative protective order is
a violation which is subject to sanction.
The Department is issuing and publishing the final results and
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: February 29, 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-5672 Filed 3-7-12; 8:45 am]
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