Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: Correction to Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 22561-22562 [2012-9049]
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initiation of an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on thermal
paper from Germany, covering two
respondents, Mitsubishi and Koehler.3
Partial Rescission of the 2010–2011
Administrative Review
On March 29, 2011, petitioner and
Mitsubishi withdrew their respective
requests for review of Mitsubishi.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Secretary will rescind an administrative
review, in whole or in part, if the parties
that requested a review withdraw the
request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of
the requested review. The instant
review was initiated on December 30,
2011. See Notice of Initiation. The
petitioner and Mitsubishi’s withdrawals
of their respective requests for a review
of Mitsubishi fall within the 90-day
deadline for rescission by the
Department, and no other party
requested an administrative review of
this particular respondent. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
and consistent with our practice, we are
rescinding this review with respect to
Mitsubishi.4 The instant review will
continue with respect to Koehler.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a reminder to
importers of their responsibility under
19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
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This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under an APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and
Request for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 82268
(December 30, 2011) (Notice of Initiation).
4 See, e.g., Certain Lined Paper Products From
India: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and Extension of Time
Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 21781 (May 11,
2009).
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with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We have been enjoined from
liquidating entries of the subject
merchandise produced and/or exported
by Mitsubishi. Therefore, we do not
intend to issue liquidation instructions
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) for such entries entered on or
after November 1, 2009, until such time
as the preliminary injunction issued on
March 17, 2009, is lifted.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–984]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the
People’s Republic of China: Correction
to Notice of Initiation of Countervailing
Duty Investigation
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Subler and Hermes Pinilla, AD/
CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0189 and (202)
482–3477, respectively.
SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published the notice
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 77 FR
18211 (March 27, 2012) (‘‘Initiation
Notice’’). In the ‘‘Scope of Investigation’’
section of the Initiation Notice, the
Department omitted a word and used an
incomplete Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
1, 2012, the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) received a
countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) petition
concerning imports of drawn stainless
steel sinks from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’) filed in proper form by
Elkay Manufacturing Company. See
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Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Against Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
from the People’s Republic of China,
dated March 1, 2012. On March 27,
2012, the Department published the
Initiation Notice for the investigation.
The first paragraph of the ‘‘Scope of
Investigation’’ section of the Initiation
Notice stated the following: ‘‘Stainless
steel sinks with multiple bowls that are
joined through a welding operation to
form one unit are covered by the scope
of the investigation.’’ See Initiation
Notice, 77 FR at 18212. The Department
inadvertently omitted the word
‘‘drawn’’ from this sentence, as follows:
‘‘Stainless steel sinks with multiple
drawn bowls that are joined through a
welding operation to form one unit are
covered by the scope of the
investigation.’’
Furthermore, the last sentence of the
‘‘Scope of Investigation’’ section stated
the following: ‘‘The products covered by
the investigation are currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under
statistical reporting number
7324.10.000.’’ The Department
inadvertently omitted a zero from the
end of this HTSUS number. The correct
HTSUS number is 7324.10.0000.
Correction
The ‘‘Scope of Investigation’’ section
below incorporates these two
corrections and represents the correct
scope of the investigation.1
Scope of Investigation
The products covered by the scope of
this investigation are stainless steel
sinks with single or multiple drawn
bowls, with or without drain boards,
whether finished or unfinished,
regardless of type of finish, gauge, or
grade of stainless steel (‘‘Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks’’). Mounting clips,
fasteners, seals, and sound-deadening
pads are also covered by the scope of
this investigation if they are included
within the sales price of the Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks.2 For purposes of
this scope definition, the term ‘‘drawn’’
refers to a manufacturing process using
metal forming technology to produce a
smooth basin with seamless, smooth,
1 The Department’s initiation checklist for the
investigation contained the correct scope. See
Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklist, Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China (March 21, 2012), at
Attachment I.
2 Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sounddeadening pads are not covered by the scope of this
investigation if they are not included within the
sales price of the Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks,
regardless of whether they are shipped with or
entered with Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks.
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and rounded corners. Drawn Stainless
Steel Sinks are available in various
shapes and configurations and may be
described in a number of ways
including flush mount, top mount, or
undermount (to indicate the attachment
relative to the countertop). Stainless
steel sinks with multiple drawn bowls
that are joined through a welding
operation to form one unit are covered
by the scope of the investigation. Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks are covered by the
scope of the investigation whether or
not they are sold in conjunction with
non-subject accessories such as faucets
(whether attached or unattached),
strainers, strainer sets, rinsing baskets,
bottom grids, or other accessories.
Excluded from the scope of the
investigation are stainless steel sinks
with fabricated bowls. Fabricated bowls
do not have seamless corners, but rather
are made by notching and bending the
stainless steel, and then welding and
finishing the vertical corners to form the
bowls. Stainless steel sinks with
fabricated bowls may sometimes be
referred to as ‘‘zero radius’’ or ‘‘near
zero radius’’ sinks.
The products covered by this
investigation are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under
statistical reporting number
7324.10.0000. Although the HTSUS
subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the products under
investigation is dispositive of its
inclusion as subject merchandise.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 777(i) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended.
Dated: April 6, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings
From the People’s Republic of China:
Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and
Intent To Revoke Order in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2012.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
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amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.216(b), Ford Motor Company (Ford)
filed a request for a changed
circumstances review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on nonmalleable cast iron pipe fittings from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC) so that
the order can be revoked with respect to
a particular brake fluid tube connector
(connector). The domestic industry has
affirmatively expressed a lack of interest
in the continuation of the order with
respect to this product. In response to
the request, the Department is initiating
a changed circumstances review and
issuing a notice of preliminary intent to
revoke, in part, this order. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zev
Primor or Robert Bolling, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482–4114 and (202)
482–3434, respectively.
Background
On April 7, 2003, the Department
published an AD order on nonmalleable cast iron pipe fittings from the
PRC.1 On March 6, 2012, Ford requested
revocation in part of the AD order
pursuant to sections 751(b)(1) and
782(h) of the Act, with respect to Ford’s
connector. The connector is a ‘‘joint
block’’ for brake fluid tubes and is made
of non-malleable cast iron to Society of
Automotive Engineers (SEA) automotive
standard J431. The tubes have an inside
diameter of 3.44 millimeters (0.1355
inches) and the inside diameters of the
fluid flow channels of the connector are
3.2 millimeters (0.1260 inches) and 3.8
millimeters (0.1496 inches). The end of
the tube is forced by pressure over the
end of a flared opening in the connector
also known as ‘‘flared joint.’’ The flared
joint, once made fast, permits brake
fluid to flow through channels that
never exceed 3.8 millimeters (0.1496
inches) in diameter.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
finished and unfinished non-malleable
cast iron pipe fittings with an inside
diameter ranging from 1⁄4 inch to 6
inches, whether threaded or
unthreaded, regardless of industry or
proprietary specifications. The subject
fittings include elbows, ells, tees,
crosses, and reducers as well as flanged
fittings. These pipe fittings are also
1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: NonMalleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People’s
Republic of China, 68 FR 16765 (April 7, 2003).
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known as ‘‘cast iron pipe fittings’’ or
‘‘gray iron pipe fittings.’’ These cast iron
pipe fittings are normally produced to
ASTM A–126 and ASME B.16.4
specifications and are threaded to
ASME B1.20.1 specifications. Most
building codes require that these
products are Underwriters Laboratories
(UL) certified. The scope does not
include cast iron soil pipe fittings or
grooved fittings or grooved couplings.
Fittings that are made out of ductile
iron that have the same physical
characteristics as the gray or cast iron
fittings subject to the scope above or
which have the same physical
characteristics and are produced to
ASME B.16.3, ASME B.16.4, or ASTM
A–395 specifications, threaded to ASME
B1.20.1 specifications and UL certified,
regardless of metallurgical differences
between gray and ductile iron, are also
included in the scope of the order.
These ductile fittings do not include
grooved fittings or grooved couplings.
Ductile cast iron fittings with
mechanical joint ends (MJ), or push on
ends (PO), or flanged ends and
produced to the American Water Works
Association (AWWA) specifications
AWWA C110 or AWWA C153 are not
included.
Imports of subject merchandise are
currently classifiable in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers
7307.11.00.30, 7307.11.00.60,
7307.19.30.60, 7307.19.30.85. HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. The
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.2
Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and
Intent To Revoke Order in Part
At the request of Ford, and in
accordance with sections 751(d)(1) and
751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216,
the Department is initiating a changed
circumstances review of non-malleable
cast iron pipe fittings from the PRC to
determine whether partial revocation of
2 On April 21, 2009, in consultation with the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the
Department added the following HTSUS
classification to the AD/CVD module for pipe
fittings: 7326.90.8588. See Memorandum from
Abdelali Elouaradia, Office Director, Import
Administration, Office 4 to Stephen Claeys, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Import Administration
regarding the Final Scope Ruling on Black Cast Iron
Cast, Green Ductile Flange and Twin Tee,
antidumping duty order on non-malleable iron cast
pipe fittings from the PRC, dated September 19,
2008. See also Memorandum to the file from Karine
Gziryan, Financial Analyst, Office 4, regarding
Module Update adding HTSUS number for twin tin
fitting included in the scope of antidumping order
on non-malleable iron cast pipe fittings from the
PRC, dated April 22, 2009.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-984]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China:
Correction to Notice of Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler and Hermes Pinilla, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0189 and (202) 482-3477, respectively.
SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``Department'')
published the notice Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 77
FR 18211 (March 27, 2012) (``Initiation Notice''). In the ``Scope of
Investigation'' section of the Initiation Notice, the Department
omitted a word and used an incomplete Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (``HTSUS'') number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 1, 2012, the Department of Commerce
(``Department'') received a countervailing duty (``CVD'') petition
concerning imports of drawn stainless steel sinks from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'') filed in proper form by Elkay Manufacturing
Company. See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties Against Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People's Republic of China, dated March 1, 2012. On March 27, 2012, the
Department published the Initiation Notice for the investigation.
The first paragraph of the ``Scope of Investigation'' section of
the Initiation Notice stated the following: ``Stainless steel sinks
with multiple bowls that are joined through a welding operation to form
one unit are covered by the scope of the investigation.'' See
Initiation Notice, 77 FR at 18212. The Department inadvertently omitted
the word ``drawn'' from this sentence, as follows: ``Stainless steel
sinks with multiple drawn bowls that are joined through a welding
operation to form one unit are covered by the scope of the
investigation.''
Furthermore, the last sentence of the ``Scope of Investigation''
section stated the following: ``The products covered by the
investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under statistical reporting
number 7324.10.000.'' The Department inadvertently omitted a zero from
the end of this HTSUS number. The correct HTSUS number is 7324.10.0000.
Correction
The ``Scope of Investigation'' section below incorporates these two
corrections and represents the correct scope of the investigation.\1\
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\1\ The Department's initiation checklist for the investigation
contained the correct scope. See Countervailing Duty Investigation
Initiation Checklist, Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's
Republic of China (March 21, 2012), at Attachment I.
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Scope of Investigation
The products covered by the scope of this investigation are
stainless steel sinks with single or multiple drawn bowls, with or
without drain boards, whether finished or unfinished, regardless of
type of finish, gauge, or grade of stainless steel (``Drawn Stainless
Steel Sinks''). Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sound-deadening
pads are also covered by the scope of this investigation if they are
included within the sales price of the Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks.\2\
For purposes of this scope definition, the term ``drawn'' refers to a
manufacturing process using metal forming technology to produce a
smooth basin with seamless, smooth,
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and rounded corners. Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks are available in
various shapes and configurations and may be described in a number of
ways including flush mount, top mount, or undermount (to indicate the
attachment relative to the countertop). Stainless steel sinks with
multiple drawn bowls that are joined through a welding operation to
form one unit are covered by the scope of the investigation. Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks are covered by the scope of the investigation
whether or not they are sold in conjunction with non-subject
accessories such as faucets (whether attached or unattached),
strainers, strainer sets, rinsing baskets, bottom grids, or other
accessories.
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\2\ Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sound-deadening pads
are not covered by the scope of this investigation if they are not
included within the sales price of the Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks,
regardless of whether they are shipped with or entered with Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks.
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Excluded from the scope of the investigation are stainless steel
sinks with fabricated bowls. Fabricated bowls do not have seamless
corners, but rather are made by notching and bending the stainless
steel, and then welding and finishing the vertical corners to form the
bowls. Stainless steel sinks with fabricated bowls may sometimes be
referred to as ``zero radius'' or ``near zero radius'' sinks.
The products covered by this investigation are currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'')
under statistical reporting number 7324.10.0000. Although the HTSUS
subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the products under investigation is dispositive
of its inclusion as subject merchandise.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 777(i) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Dated: April 6, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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