Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 27632-27633 [2015-11655]

Download as PDF 27632 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 93 / Thursday, May 14, 2015 / Notices President’s Export Council via email: tricia.vanorden@trade.gov. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration b. Paper Submissions tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES President’s Export Council: Meeting of the President’s Export Council Send paper statements to Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, President’s Export Council, Room 4043, 1401 AGENCY: International Trade Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Administration, U.S. Department of DC 20230. Commerce. Statements will be posted on the ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. President’s Export Council Web site SUMMARY: The President’s Export (https://trade.gov/pec) without change, Council (Council) will hold a meeting to including any business or personal deliberate on recommendations related information provided such as names, to promoting the expansion of U.S. addresses, email addresses, or telephone exports. 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[FR Doc. 2015–11670 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, President’s Export Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202– International Trade Administration 482–5876, email: tricia.vanorden@ trade.gov. Press inquiries should be [A–570–875] directed to the International Trade Administration’s Office of Public Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings Affairs, telephone: 202–482–3809. From the People’s Republic of China: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Background: The President’s Export Administrative Review Council was first established by Executive Order on December 20, 1973 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, to advise the President on matters International Trade Administration, relating to U.S. export trade and to Department of Commerce. report to the President on its activities SUMMARY: On January 8, 2015, the and recommendations for expanding Department of Commerce (the U.S. exports. The President’s Export ‘‘Department’’) published in the Federal Council was renewed most recently by Register the preliminary results of the Executive Order 13652 of September 30, 2013–2014 administrative review of the 2013, for the two-year period ending antidumping duty order on nonSeptember 30, 2015. This Committee is malleable cast iron pipe fittings established in accordance with the (‘‘NMPF’’) from the People’s Republic of provisions of the Federal Advisory China (‘‘PRC’’), in accordance with Committee Act (FACA), as amended, section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 5 U.S.C. App. 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).1 The Public Submissions: The public is period of review (‘‘POR’’) is April 1, invited to submit written statements to 2013, through March 31, 2014. This the President’s Export Council. review covers one PRC company, Statements must be received by C.O.B. Overseas Industrial Corporation June 5, 2015 by either of the following methods: 1 a. Electronic Submissions Submit statements electronically to Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 May 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 See Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2013–2014, 80 FR 1025 (January 8, 2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (‘‘OIC’’).2 The Department preliminarily found that OIC is part of the PRC-wide entity. The Department invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No parties commented. Accordingly, our Preliminary Results remain unchanged in these final results of review and are adopted as the final results of the review. DATES: Effective Date: May 14, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan and Robert Bolling, AD/ CVD Operations, Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4081 and (202) 482–3434, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 8, 2015, the Department published the Preliminary Results in the Federal Register. We invited interested parties to submit comments on the Preliminary Results, but no comments were received. Scope of the Order The products covered by the order are finished and unfinished NMPF 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 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. 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 30809 (May 29, 2014). E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 93 / Thursday, May 14, 2015 / Notices 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, 7326.90.8588. HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.3 Period of Review The period of review is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014. Final Results of Review As noted the Preliminary Results, OIC has not demonstrated its eligibility for a separate rate. Thus, for these final results, the Department continues to find that OIC is part of the PRC-wide entity and therefore, subject to the rate previously established for the PRC-wide entity (i.e., 75.50 percent). Assessment The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.4 The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final results of review. The Department intends to instruct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise from OIC at the PRC-wide rate of 75.50 percent. Cash Deposit Requirements tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 3 On April 21, 2009, in consultation with 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 China, dated September 19, 2008; see also Memorandum to the file from Karine Gziryan, Financial Analyst, Office 4, regarding Module Update adding Harmonized Tariff Schedule Number for twin tin fitting included in the scope of antidumping order on non-malleable iron cast pipe fittings from China, dated April 22, 2009. 4 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 May 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters which are not under review in this segment of the proceeding but which have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, including OIC, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 75.50 percent; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that supplied that nonPRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties This notice serves as a final 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 POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties This notice also serves as a 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)(3). Timely notification of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: May 7, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2015–11655 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27633 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–863] Honey From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012– 2013 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On January 7, 2015, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published the preliminary results of the twelfth administrative review, covering the period December 1, 2012, through November 30, 2013, of the antidumping duty order on honey from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. After analyzing interested parties’ comments, we made no changes for the final results of review. The final antidumping duty margins for this review are listed in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section below. DATES: Effective Date: May 14, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6905. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On January 7, 2015, the Department published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited interested parties to submit comments on our findings. On February 5, 2015, the mandatory respondent, Kunshan Xinlong Food Co., Ltd. (‘‘Kunshan Xinlong’’), filed a case brief.2 On February 13, 2015, Petitioners 3 filed a rebuttal brief. The Department did not hold a public hearing pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(d), as interested parties did not request one. We conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’). 1 See Honey From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012–2013, 80 FR 862 (January 7, 2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). 2 We note that the case brief was timely filed on February 5, 2015, despite the erroneous date noted on the cover letter of the case brief. 3 Petitioners are: American Honey Producers Association and Sioux Honey Association. E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-875]


Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: On January 8, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary 
results of the 2013-2014 administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings (``NMPF'') from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''), in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\1\ 
The period of review (``POR'') is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 
2014. This review covers one PRC company, Overseas Industrial 
Corporation (``OIC'').\2\ The Department preliminarily found that OIC 
is part of the PRC-wide entity. The Department invited interested 
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No parties commented. 
Accordingly, our Preliminary Results remain unchanged in these final 
results of review and are adopted as the final results of the review.
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    \1\ See Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative 
Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 1025 (January 8, 2015) (``Preliminary 
Results'').
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 30809 (May 29, 2014).

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DATES: Effective Date: May 14, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan and Robert Bolling, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4081 and (202) 482-3434, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 8, 2015, the Department published the Preliminary 
Results in the Federal Register. We invited interested parties to 
submit comments on the Preliminary Results, but no comments were 
received.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are finished and unfinished NMPF 
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 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.

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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, 
7326.90.8588. HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ On April 21, 2009, in consultation with 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 China, dated September 19, 2008; see 
also Memorandum to the file from Karine Gziryan, Financial Analyst, 
Office 4, regarding Module Update adding Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
Number for twin tin fitting included in the scope of antidumping 
order on non-malleable iron cast pipe fittings from China, dated 
April 22, 2009.
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Period of Review

    The period of review is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014.

Final Results of Review

    As noted the Preliminary Results, OIC has not demonstrated its 
eligibility for a separate rate. Thus, for these final results, the 
Department continues to find that OIC is part of the PRC-wide entity 
and therefore, subject to the rate previously established for the PRC-
wide entity (i.e., 75.50 percent).

Assessment

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review.\4\ The Department intends 
to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of these final results of review. The Department intends to 
instruct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise from OIC at 
the PRC-wide rate of 75.50 percent.
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters which are not under 
review in this segment of the proceeding but which have separate rates, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate 
published for the most recent period; (2) for all PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, including OIC, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-
wide rate of 75.50 percent; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that 
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice serves as a final 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 POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a 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)(3). Timely notification of the 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the 
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

     Dated: May 7, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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