Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 46761-46763 [2017-21581]
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‘‘Preferential Policy Lending Program,’’
and in calculating the inland freight
values when constructing Canadian
Solar’s benchmark for programs
regarding the provision of inputs for less
than adequate remuneration.5
In accordance with section 751(h) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are
amending the Final Results.6
Specifically, we are amending the net
subsidy rates for Canadian Solar and for
the 17 companies for which a review
was requested that were not selected as
mandatory company respondents (i.e.,
the non-selected companies).7 The
revised net subsidies rates are provided
below.
Amended Final Results
As result of correcting the ministerial
errors, we determine that that the
countervailable subsidy rates for the
producers/exporters under review to be
as follows:
continues to government business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial
17.49
17.49 protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
17.49 and the terms of an APO is a
17.49 sanctionable violation.
Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
Company
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical
Appliance Co., Ltd ............
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd ........
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co.
Ltd .....................................
Systemes Versilis, Inc ..........
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd ..
tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Toenergy Technology
Hangzhou Co., Ltd ............
Wuxi Suntech Power Co.,
Ltd .....................................
17.49
17.49
17.49
17.49
Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
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Normally, the Department would
issue appropriate assessment
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date
of publication of these amended final
results of review, to liquidate shipments
of subject merchandise produced and/or
Subsidy rate
exported by the companies listed above
Company
(percent ad
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
valorem)
for consumption on or after January 1,
Canadian Solar Manufac2014, through December 31, 2014.
turing (Changshu) Inc. and
However, on August 3, 8, and 17, 2017,
8
its Cross-Owned Affiliates
18.16 and on September 8, 2017, the U.S.
Changzhou Trina Solar EnCourt of International Trade (CIT)
ergy Co., Ltd. and its
preliminarily enjoined liquidation of
9 ...
Cross-Owned Affiliates
17.14
certain entries that are subject to the
BYD (Shangluo) Industrial
10
Co., Ltd .............................
17.49 Final Results. Accordingly, the
Department will not instruct CBP to
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co.,
Ltd .....................................
17.49 assess countervailing duties on those
ET Solar Energy Limited ......
17.49 enjoined entries pending resolution of
ET Solar Industry Limited .....
17.49 the associated litigation.
Hangzhou Sunny Energy
The Department intends to instruct
Science and Technology
CBP to collect cash deposits of
Co., Ltd .............................
17.49
Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd ....
17.49 estimated countervailing duties, in the
amounts shown above for the
Jiawei Solarchina
(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd ..........
17.49 companies listed above, on shipments of
subject merchandise entered, or
Lightway Green New Energy
Co., Ltd .............................
17.49 withdrawn from warehouse, for
Luoyang Suntech Power Co.,
consumption on or after July 17, 2017,
Ltd .....................................
17.49 which is the date of publication of the
Final Results. For all non-reviewed
5 See the Ministerial Error Memorandum for a
firms, we will instruct CBP to collect
complete discussion of these alleged errors.
cash deposits at the most-recent
6 See Final Results, 82 FR at 32680.
company specific or all-others rate
7 Consistent with the Final Results, for the nonapplicable to the company, as
selected companies, we calculated a rate by weightaveraging the calculated subsidy rates of the two
appropriate. These cash deposit
mandatory respondents (i.e., Canadian Solar and
requirements, when imposed, shall
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. and its
remain in effect until further notice.
cross-owned affiliates) using their publicly-ranged
sales data for exports of subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR.
8 See Final Results, 82 FR at 32680. Cross-owned
affiliates are: Canadian Solar Inc.; Canadian Solar
Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.;
CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; CSI Solartronics
(Changshu) Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Technologies Inc.;
and CSI Solar Manufacture Inc.
9 Id. Cross-owned affiliates are: Trina Solar
Limited; Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science &
Technology Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina Solar Energy
Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar
Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy
Co., Ltd.; Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; and
Changzhou Trina PV Ribbon Materials Co., Ltd.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves a reminder to
parties that are subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
10 The CIT issued the preliminary injunctions in
case numbers 17–00207, 17–00198, 17–00220, and
17–00221, respectively.
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed for these amended final
results to interested parties within five
business days of the date of the
publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: October 3, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017–21589 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–351–809, A–201–805; A–580–809,
A–583–814 and A–583–008]
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe From Brazil, Mexico, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Final
Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Applicable October 6, 2017.
As a result of these sunset
reviews, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that revocation
of the antidumping duty orders on
certain circular welded non-alloy steel
pipe from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic
of Korea, and Taiwan and certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes from Taiwan would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping. The magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail are
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
DATES:
SUMMARY:
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Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202) 482–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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On May 7, 1984, the Department
published the AD Order on certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes from Taiwan.1 On November 2,
1992, the Department published the AD
Orders on imports of certain circular
welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil,
the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico,
and Taiwan, and an amendment to the
final determination of sales at less than
fair value for certain circular welded
non-alloy steel pipe from Korea.2 On
July 17, 2012, the Department published
the notice of continuation of these AD
Orders.3
On June 2, 2017, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
sunset reviews of the AD Orders on
circular welded non-alloy steel pipe
from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, and certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and
tubes from Taiwan.4 The AD Order on
certain circular welded non-alloy steel
pipe from Taiwan was inadvertently not
included in the initiation notice. On
June 16, 2017, the Department
published a correction notice.5
On June 30, 2017, 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 responses from
respondent interested parties. As a
result, the Department conducted an
expedited, i.e., 120-day, sunset review
of these AD Orders pursuant to section
1 See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Taiwan: Antidumping Order, 49 FR
19369 (May 7, 1984).
2 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain
Circular Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the
Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Venezuela
and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded
Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453
(November 2, 1992) (Orders for Brazil, Korea,
Mexico, and Venezuela and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value:
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Korea).
3 See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from India, Thailand, and Turkey;
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan,
and Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes
and Tubes from Taiwan: Continuation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77
FR 41967 (July 17, 2012) (Third Continuation of the
AD and CVD Orders).
4 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
82 FR 25599 (June 2, 2017).
5 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review;
Correction, 82 FR 27690 (June 16, 2017).
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751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
Scope of the Orders
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe From Brazil
The products covered by these orders
are circular welded non-alloy steel
pipes and tubes, of circular crosssection, not more than 406.4 mm (16
inches) in outside diameter, regardless
of wall thickness, surface finish (black,
galvanized, or painted), or end finish
(plain end, beveled end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled). These pipes and
tubes are generally known as standard
pipes and tubes are intended for the low
pressure conveyance of water, steam,
natural gas, and other liquids and gases
in plumbing and heating systems, air
conditioning units, automatic sprinkler
systems, and other related uses, and
generally meet ASTM A–53
specifications. Standard pipe may also
be used for light load-bearing
applications, such as for fence tubing,
and as structural pipe tubing used for
framing and support members for
reconstruction or load-bearing purposes
in the construction, shipbuilding,
trucking, farm equipment, and related
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is
also included in these orders. All carbon
steel pipes and tubes within the
physical description outlined above are
included within the scope of these
orders, except line pipe, oil country
tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical
tubing, pipe and tube hollows for
redraws, finished scaffolding, and
finished conduit. Standard pipe that is
dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind
used for oil or gas pipelines is also not
included in these orders. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice, provides a full
description of the scope of the order.6
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe From Mexico
The products covered by this order
are circular welded non-alloy steel
pipes and tubes, of circular crosssection, not more than 406.4 millimeters
(16 inches) in outside diameter,
regardless of wall thickness, surface
finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or
end finish (plain end, beveled end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled).
6 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum: Final Results of Expedited
Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel
Pipe from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea,
and Taiwan and Certain Circular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan,’’ dated
concurrently with this Federal Register notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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These pipes and tubes are generally
known as standard pipes and tubes and
are intended for the low pressure
conveyance of water, steam, natural gas,
and other liquids and gases in plumbing
and heating systems, air conditioning
units, automatic sprinkler systems, and
other related uses, and generally meet
ASTM A–53 specifications. Standard
pipe may also be used for light loadbearing applications, such as for fence
tubing, and as structural pipe tubing
used for framing and support members
for reconstruction or load-bearing
purposes in the construction,
shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment,
and related industries. Unfinished
conduit pipe is also included in these
orders. All carbon steel pipes and tubes
within the physical description outlined
above are included within the scope of
this order, except line pipe, oil country
tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical
tubing, pipe and tube hollows for
redraws, finished scaffolding, and
finished conduit. Standard pipe that is
dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind
used for oil or gas pipelines is also not
included in this order.
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe From Korea
The merchandise subject to this
review is circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe and tube, of circular crosssection, not more than 406.4 mm (16
inches) in outside diameter, regardless
of wall thickness, surface finish (black,
galvanized, or painted), or end finish
(plain end, beveled end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled). These pipes and
tubes are generally known as standard
pipes and tubes and are intended for the
low-pressure conveyance of water,
steam, natural gas, air, and other liquids
and gases in plumbing and heating
systems, air-conditioning units,
automatic sprinkler systems, and other
related uses. Standard pipe may also be
used for light load-bearing applications,
such as for fence tubing, and as
structural pipe tubing used for framing
and as support members for
reconstruction or load-bearing purposes
in the construction, shipbuilding,
trucking, farm equipment, and other
related industries. Unfinished conduit
pipe is also included in this order. All
carbon-steel pipes and tubes within the
physical description outlined above are
included within the scope of this review
except line pipe, oil-country tubular
goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing,
pipe and tube hollows for redraws,
finished scaffolding, and finished
conduit. In accordance with the
Department’s Final Negative
Determination of Scope Inquiry on
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Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe and Tube from Brazil, the
Republic of Korea, Mexico, and
Venezuela (61 FR 11608, March 21,
1996), pipe certified to the API 5L linepipe specification and pipe certified to
both the API 5L line-pipe specifications
and the less-stringent ASTM A–53
standard-pipe specifications, which falls
within the physical parameters as
outlined above, and entered as line pipe
of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines
is outside of the scope of the
antidumping duty order.
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Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe From Taiwan
The products covered by this order
are (1) circular welded non-alloy steel
pipes and tubes, of circular cross section
over 114.3 millimeters (4.5 inches), but
not over 406.4 millimeters (16 inches) in
outside diameter, with a wall thickness
of 1.65 millimeters (0.065 inches) or
more, regardless of surface finish (black,
galvanized, or painted), or end-finish
(plain end, beveled end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled); and (2) circular
welded non-alloy steel pipes and tubes,
of circular cross-section less than 406.4
millimeters (16 inches), with a wall
thickness of less than 1.65 millimeters
(0.065 inches), regardless of surface
finish (black, galvanized, or painted) or
end-finish (plain end, beveled end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled).
These pipes and tubes are generally
known as standard pipes and tubes and
are intended for the low pressure
conveyance of water, steam, natural gas,
air, and other liquids and gases in
plumbing and heating systems, air
conditioning units, automatic sprinkling
systems, and other related uses, and
generally meet ASTM A–53
specifications. Standard pipe may also
be used for light load-bearing
applications, such as for fence-tubing
and as structural pipe tubing used for
framing and support members for
construction, or load-bearing purposes
in the construction, shipbuilding,
trucking, farm-equipment, and related
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is
also included in this order.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes
within the physical description outlined
above are included within the scope of
this order, except line pipe, oil country
tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical
tubing, pipe and tube hollows for
redraws, finished scaffolding, and
finished conduit. Standard pipe that is
dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind or
used for oil and gas pipelines is also not
included in this investigation.
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Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel
Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan
The merchandise covered by this
order is certain circular welded carbon
steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan,
which are defined as: Welded carbon
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross
section, with walls not thinner than
0.065 inch, and 0.375 inch or more but
not over 4.5 inches in outside diameter.
The Issues and Decision Memorandum
provides a full description of the scope
of the order.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, 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 orders on
certain circular welded non-alloy steel
pipe from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, and
Taiwan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping.
We determine that the weighted-average
dumping margins likely to prevail are
up to the following percentages:
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping. We determine
that the weighted average dumping
margin likely to prevail is up to the
following percentage:
Country
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
Taiwan ........................................
8.91
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
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
Performing the Non-exclusive Functions and
Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–475–828, A–557–809, A–565–801]
Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and the
Philippines: Final Results of the
Expedited Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Weighted- Department of Commerce.
average
Country
DATES: Applicable October 6, 2017.
margin
(percent)
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
Brazil ...........................................
103.38
Mexico ........................................
7.32 (the Department) finds that revocation
Korea ..........................................
1.20 of the antidumping duty orders on
Taiwan ........................................
27.65 stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings
(butt-weld fittings) from Italy, Malaysia,
and the Philippines would be likely to
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3)
of the Act, we determine that revocation lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the rates identified in the
of the antidumping duty order on
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
certain circular welded carbon steel
notice.
pipes and tubes from Taiwan would be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-809, A-201-805; A-580-809, A-583-814 and A-583-008]
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil, Mexico,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and Certain Circular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Final Results of Expedited Fourth
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable October 6, 2017.
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil,
Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping
margins likely to prevail are 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
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Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 7, 1984, the Department published the AD Order on certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan.\1\ On
November 2, 1992, the Department published the AD Orders on imports of
certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil, the Republic
of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Taiwan, and an amendment to the final
determination of sales at less than fair value for certain circular
welded non-alloy steel pipe from Korea.\2\ On July 17, 2012, the
Department published the notice of continuation of these AD Orders.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from Taiwan: Antidumping Order, 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984).
\2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Circular Non-
Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico,
and Venezuela and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992) (Orders for Brazil, Korea,
Mexico, and Venezuela and Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
from Korea).
\3\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from India, Thailand, and Turkey; Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan,
and Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from
Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders,
77 FR 41967 (July 17, 2012) (Third Continuation of the AD and CVD
Orders).
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On June 2, 2017, the Department published the notice of initiation
of the sunset reviews of the AD Orders on circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, and certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan.\4\ The AD Order on certain
circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Taiwan was inadvertently not
included in the initiation notice. On June 16, 2017, the Department
published a correction notice.\5\
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\4\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 82 FR
25599 (June 2, 2017).
\5\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review; Correction,
82 FR 27690 (June 16, 2017).
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On June 30, 2017, 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 responses from respondent interested
parties. As a result, the Department conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-
day, sunset review of these AD Orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
Scope of the Orders
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil
The products covered by these orders are circular welded non-alloy
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4
mm (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness,
surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain
end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes and
tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes are intended for
the low pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, and other
liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air conditioning
units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related uses, and
generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications. Standard pipe may also be used
for light load-bearing applications, such as for fence tubing, and as
structural pipe tubing used for framing and support members for
reconstruction or load-bearing purposes in the construction,
shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment, and related industries.
Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in these orders. All carbon
steel pipes and tubes within the physical description outlined above
are included within the scope of these orders, except line pipe, oil
country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe and tube
hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished conduit.
Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that enters
the U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is also
not included in these orders. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, which
is hereby adopted by this notice, provides a full description of the
scope of the order.\6\
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\6\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum:
Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan,'' dated
concurrently with this Federal Register notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico
The products covered by this order are circular welded non-alloy
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4
millimeters (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall
thickness, surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end
finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled).
These pipes and tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes
and are intended for the low pressure conveyance of water, steam,
natural gas, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating
systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other
related uses, and generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications. Standard
pipe may also be used for light load-bearing applications, such as for
fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing used for framing and
support members for reconstruction or load-bearing purposes in the
construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment, and related
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in these orders.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description
outlined above are included within the scope of this order, except line
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished
conduit. Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is
also not included in this order.
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Korea
The merchandise subject to this review is circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe and tube, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4 mm
(16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, surface
finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain end,
beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes and tubes
are generally known as standard pipes and tubes and are intended for
the low-pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, air, and
other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air-
conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related
uses. Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing
applications, such as for fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing
used for framing and as support members for reconstruction or load-
bearing purposes in the construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm
equipment, and other related industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is
also included in this order. All carbon-steel pipes and tubes within
the physical description outlined above are included within the scope
of this review except line pipe, oil-country tubular goods, boiler
tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe and tube hollows for redraws, finished
scaffolding, and finished conduit. In accordance with the Department's
Final Negative Determination of Scope Inquiry on
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Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube from Brazil, the
Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Venezuela (61 FR 11608, March 21, 1996),
pipe certified to the API 5L line-pipe specification and pipe certified
to both the API 5L line-pipe specifications and the less-stringent ASTM
A-53 standard-pipe specifications, which falls within the physical
parameters as outlined above, and entered as line pipe of a kind used
for oil and gas pipelines is outside of the scope of the antidumping
duty order.
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Taiwan
The products covered by this order are (1) circular welded non-
alloy steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross section over 114.3
millimeters (4.5 inches), but not over 406.4 millimeters (16 inches) in
outside diameter, with a wall thickness of 1.65 millimeters (0.065
inches) or more, regardless of surface finish (black, galvanized, or
painted), or end-finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded
and coupled); and (2) circular welded non-alloy steel pipes and tubes,
of circular cross-section less than 406.4 millimeters (16 inches), with
a wall thickness of less than 1.65 millimeters (0.065 inches),
regardless of surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted) or end-
finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled).
These pipes and tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes
and are intended for the low pressure conveyance of water, steam,
natural gas, air, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating
systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinkling systems, and
other related uses, and generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications.
Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing applications,
such as for fence-tubing and as structural pipe tubing used for framing
and support members for construction, or load-bearing purposes in the
construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm-equipment, and related
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in this order.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description
outlined above are included within the scope of this order, except line
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished
conduit. Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind or used for oil and gas
pipelines is also not included in this investigation.
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan
The merchandise covered by this order is certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan, which are defined as: Welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross section, with walls not
thinner than 0.065 inch, and 0.375 inch or more but not over 4.5 inches
in outside diameter. The Issues and Decision Memorandum provides a full
description of the scope of the order.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, 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 orders on certain circular
welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, and Taiwan
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. We
determine that the weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail
are up to the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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Brazil...................................................... 103.38
Mexico...................................................... 7.32
Korea....................................................... 1.20
Taiwan...................................................... 27.65
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Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain circular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping. We determine that the
weighted average dumping margin likely to prevail is up to the
following percentage:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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Taiwan...................................................... 8.91
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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
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, Performing the Non-exclusive Functions and Duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-21581 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am]
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