Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Mexico, Turkey, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 35522-35523 [2014-14604]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35522-35523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14604]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-836, A-489-815, A-570-914, A-580-859, C-570-915]


Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Mexico, Turkey, the 
People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has determined 
that revocation of the antidumping (AD) orders on light-walled 
rectangular pipe and tube (light-walled pipe and tube) from Mexico, 
Turkey, the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and 
that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on light-walled 
pipe and tube from the PRC would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy. The U.S. International Trade 
Commission (the ITC) has also determined that revocation of these AD 
and CVD orders would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States. Accordingly, the 
Department is publishing this notice of the continuation of these AD 
and CVD orders.

DATES: Effective Date: June 23, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dena Crossland or Angelica Mendoza, 
AD/CVD Operations Office VI (AD), or Jennifer Meek or Nancy Decker, AD/
CVD Operations Office I (CVD), Enforcement and Compliance, 
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 April 2, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated the first five-year (``sunset'') reviews of the AD orders on 
light-walled pipe and tube from Mexico, Turkey, the PRC, and Korea \1\ 
(collectively, the AD Orders) and the first sunset review of the 
countervailing duty order on light-walled pipe and tube from the PRC 
\2\ (CVD Order) pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ As a result of these sunset reviews, 
the Department found that revocation of the AD Orders would likely lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping and that revocation of the CVD 
Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies and, therefore, notified the ITC of the 
magnitude of the margins of dumping and the subsidy rates likely to 
prevail should the AD Orders and the CVD Order be revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Mexico, the 
People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping 
Duty Orders; Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the 
Republic of Korea: Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 45403, 45405 (August 5, 2008); Notice of 
Antidumping Duty Order: Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From 
Turkey, 73 FR 31065 (May 30, 2008).
    \2\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 45405 
(August 5, 2008).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 19647 
(April 2, 2013).
    \4\ See Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of Antidumping 
Duty Orders: Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From Mexico, 
Turkey, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea, 
78 FR 47671 (August 6, 2013) and Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and 
Tube From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 78 
FR 48416 (August 8, 2013).
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    On June 13, 2014, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to 
sections 751(c)(1) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the AD 
Orders and the CVD Order would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe from China, Korea, Mexico 
and Turkey; Determinations, 79 FR 33950 (June 13, 2014); see also 
ITC Publication 4470 (June 2014) entitled Light-Walled Rectangular 
Pipe and Tube from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-
TA-449 and 731-TA-1118-1121 (Review)).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the orders is certain welded carbon 
quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular (including 
square) cross section, having a wall thickness of less than 4 mm. The 
term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and

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alloy steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements. 
Specifically, the term carbon-quality includes products in which none 
of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight 
respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 percent of 
silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 
1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of 
lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 
percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.15 percent 
vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The description of carbon-
quality is intended to identify carbon-quality products within the 
scope. The welded carbon-quality rectangular pipe and tube subject to 
the Orders is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7306.61.50.00 and 
7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the orders is 
dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the AD Orders and the CVD Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and a countervailable subsidy, 
and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to 
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders 
the continuation of the AD Orders and the CVD Order.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of the AD 
Orders and the CVD Order is the date of publication in the Federal 
Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) 
of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next sunset reviews 
of these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary 
of the effective date of this continuation.
    These sunset reviews and this notice are in accordance with section 
751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the 
Act.

    Dated: June 13, 2014.
Lynn Fischer Fox,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2014-14604 Filed 6-20-14; 8:45 am]
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