Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 19039-19040 [2019-09067]
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Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People’s
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing the countervailing
duty (CVD) order on cast iron soil pipe
from the People’s Republic of China
(China).
DATES: Effective May 3, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Omar Qureshi at (202) 482–5307, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(a),
705(d), and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on February 28, 2019,
Commerce published its affirmative
final determination in the
countervailing duty investigation of cast
iron soil pipe from China.1
On April 8, 2019, the ITC notified
Commerce of its final affirmative
determination that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
imports of subject merchandise from
China.2
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers cast
iron soil pipe from China. For a
complete description of the scope, see
the Appendix to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On April 8, 2019, in accordance with
section 705(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
determination that an industry in the
1 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, 84 FR 6770 (February 28,
2019) (Final Determination) and the accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
2 See Letter to Gary Taverman, Acting Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and
Compliance, from David S. Johanson, Chairman of
the U.S. International Trade Commission, dated
April 8, 2019 (ITC Letter).
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United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
imports of cast iron soil pipe from
China.3 Therefore, in accordance with
sections 705(c)(2) and 706 of the Act,
Commerce is issuing this countervailing
duty order. Because the ITC determined
that imports of cast iron soil pipe from
China are materially injuring a U.S.
industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
As a result of the ITC’s final
determination, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce,
countervailing duties for all relevant
entries of cast iron soil pipe from China.
Countervailing duties will be assessed
on unliquidated entries of cast iron soil
pipe from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after July 2, 2018, the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination,4 but will not include
entries occurring after the expiration of
the provisional measures period and
before publication of the ITC’s final
affirmative injury determination as
further described below.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, we will instruct CBP to reinstitute
suspension of liquidation on all relevant
entries of cast iron soil pipe from China,
effective on the date of publication of
the ITC’s notice of final determination
in the Federal Register, and to assess,
upon further instruction by Commerce
pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act,5
countervailing duties for each entry of
the subject merchandise in an amount
based on the net countervailable
subsidy rate for the subject
merchandise. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice. Commerce
will also instruct CBP to require cash
deposits equal to the amounts as
indicated below. Accordingly, effective
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final affirmative injury determination,
CBP will require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
3 Id.
4 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty, 83 FR 30914 (July 2, 2018)
(Preliminary Determination) and the accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
5 See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from China, Investigation
Nos. 701–TA–597 and 731–TA–1407 (Final), USITC
Publication 4879 (April 2019).
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estimated duties on this subject
merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the
subsidy rates listed below.6
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request Commerce to extend that fourmonth period to no more than six
months. At the request of mandatory
respondent, HengTong Casting Co., Ltd.,
which accounts for a significant
proportion of cast iron soil pipe from
China, Commerce extended the fourmonth period to six months in this
case.7 Commerce published its
Preliminary Determination on July 2,
2018. Therefore, the extended period,
beginning on the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination, ended
on December 29, 2018. Furthermore,
section 737(b) of the Act states that
definitive duties are to begin on the date
of publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
will instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of cast iron soil pipe from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after December
29, 2018, the date the provisional
measures expired, through the day
preceding the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination in the
Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of
publicationof the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register.
Estimated Subsidy Margins
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................................................
Yuncheng Jiangxian Economic Development Zone HengTong Casting Co., Ltd 8 ............................................................................
All-Others .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
to cast iron soil pipe from China
pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of
countervailing duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 26, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
cast iron soil pipe, whether finished or
unfinished, regardless of industry or
proprietary specifications, and regardless of
wall thickness, length, diameter, surface
finish, end finish, or stenciling. The scope of
this order includes, but is not limited to, both
hubless and hub and spigot cast iron soil
pipe. Cast iron soil pipe is nonmalleable iron
pipe of various designs and sizes. Cast iron
soil pipe is generally distinguished from
other types of nonmalleable cast iron pipe by
the manner in which it is connected to cast
iron soil pipe fittings.
Cast iron soil pipe is classified into two
major types—hubless and hub and spigot.
Hubless cast iron soil pipe is manufactured
without a hub, generally in compliance with
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI)
6 See
section 706(a)(3) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 44569.
8 Commerce initiated this proceeding on two
respondents ‘‘Jiangxian Economic Development
Zone Heng (Jiangxian) and Kingway Pipe Co Ltd
(Kingway)’’ based on CBP data. We have accepted
7 See
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specification 301 and/or American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specification A888, including any revisions
to those specifications. Hub and spigot pipe
has one or more hubs into which the spigot
(plain end) of a fitting is inserted. All pipe
meeting the physical description set forth
above is covered by the scope of this order,
whether or not produced according to a
particular standard.
The subject imports are currently classified
in subheading 7303.00.0030 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS): Cast iron soil pipe. The
HTSUS subheading and specifications are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only; the written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Polyester Textured Yarn From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, and Alignment of
Final Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
AGENCY:
HengTong’s request to reflect its name as ‘‘Yucheng
Jiangxian Economic Development Zone HengTong
Casting Co., Ltd. (HengTong),’’ which is the name
we have used in this proceeding.
1 See Polyester Textured Yarn from India and the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
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that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
polyester textured yarn (yarn) from the
People’s Republic of China (China) for
the period of investigation (POI) January
1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES:
Effective May 3, 2019.
Bob
Palmer or Joseph Dowling, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–9068 or (202) 482–1646,
respectively.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
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This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on November 19, 2018.1
On February 1, 2019, pursuant to a
request from the Unifi Manufacturing,
Inc. and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
(the petitioners),2 Commerce postponed
the preliminary determination of this
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 83 FR 58232
(November 19, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of
Polyester Textured Yarn from China: Petitioners’
Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’
dated December 10, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-080]
Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) order on cast iron
soil pipe from the People's Republic of China (China).
DATES: Effective May 3, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar Qureshi at (202) 482-5307, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(a), 705(d), and 777(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on
February 28, 2019, Commerce published its affirmative final
determination in the countervailing duty investigation of cast iron
soil pipe from China.\1\
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\1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 84 FR 6770
(February 28, 2019) (Final Determination) and the accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
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On April 8, 2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act by reason of imports of subject merchandise from China.\2\
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\2\ See Letter to Gary Taverman, Acting Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from David S. Johanson,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, dated April 8,
2019 (ITC Letter).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers cast iron soil pipe from China. For
a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On April 8, 2019, in accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, the
ITC notified Commerce of its final determination that an industry in
the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of imports of cast iron soil pipe
from China.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with sections 705(c)(2) and 706
of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty order. Because
the ITC determined that imports of cast iron soil pipe from China are
materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
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\3\ Id.
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As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce,
countervailing duties for all relevant entries of cast iron soil pipe
from China. Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of cast iron soil pipe from China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after July 2, 2018, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination,\4\ but will not include
entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures
period and before publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury
determination as further described below.
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\4\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty, 83 FR 30914 (July 2,
2018) (Preliminary Determination) and the accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, we will instruct CBP to
reinstitute suspension of liquidation on all relevant entries of cast
iron soil pipe from China, effective on the date of publication of the
ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal Register, and to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce pursuant to section
706(a)(1) of the Act,\5\ countervailing duties for each entry of the
subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable
subsidy rate for the subject merchandise. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will
also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as
indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of
the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP will require, at
the same time as importers would normally deposit
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estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to
the subsidy rates listed below.\6\
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\5\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from China, Investigation Nos. 701-
TA-597 and 731-TA-1407 (Final), USITC Publication 4879 (April 2019).
\6\ See section 706(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
Commerce to extend that four-month period to no more than six months.
At the request of mandatory respondent, HengTong Casting Co., Ltd.,
which accounts for a significant proportion of cast iron soil pipe from
China, Commerce extended the four-month period to six months in this
case.\7\ Commerce published its Preliminary Determination on July 2,
2018. Therefore, the extended period, beginning on the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended on December 29,
2018. Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive
duties are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final
injury determination.
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\7\ See Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 44569.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties,
unliquidated entries of cast iron soil pipe from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 29,
2018, the date the provisional measures expired, through the day
preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will
resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in
the Federal Register.
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\8\ Commerce initiated this proceeding on two respondents
``Jiangxian Economic Development Zone Heng (Jiangxian) and Kingway
Pipe Co Ltd (Kingway)'' based on CBP data. We have accepted
HengTong's request to reflect its name as ``Yucheng Jiangxian
Economic Development Zone HengTong Casting Co., Ltd. (HengTong),''
which is the name we have used in this proceeding.
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Estimated Subsidy Margins
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Subsidy rate
Exporter/producer (percent)
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Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd................................... 109.27
Yuncheng Jiangxian Economic Development Zone HengTong 14.69
Casting Co., Ltd \8\...................................
All-Others.............................................. 14.69
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Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect
to cast iron soil pipe from China pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 26, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is cast iron soil pipe,
whether finished or unfinished, regardless of industry or
proprietary specifications, and regardless of wall thickness,
length, diameter, surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. The
scope of this order includes, but is not limited to, both hubless
and hub and spigot cast iron soil pipe. Cast iron soil pipe is
nonmalleable iron pipe of various designs and sizes. Cast iron soil
pipe is generally distinguished from other types of nonmalleable
cast iron pipe by the manner in which it is connected to cast iron
soil pipe fittings.
Cast iron soil pipe is classified into two major types--hubless
and hub and spigot. Hubless cast iron soil pipe is manufactured
without a hub, generally in compliance with Cast Iron Soil Pipe
Institute (CISPI) specification 301 and/or American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A888, including any
revisions to those specifications. Hub and spigot pipe has one or
more hubs into which the spigot (plain end) of a fitting is
inserted. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above
is covered by the scope of this order, whether or not produced
according to a particular standard.
The subject imports are currently classified in subheading
7303.00.0030 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS): Cast iron soil pipe. The HTSUS subheading and
specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes
only; the written description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
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