Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 38215-38216 [2019-16755]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–935]
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel
Line Pipe From the People’s Republic
of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Second Sunset Review of
the Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on circular
welded carbon quality steel line pipe
(welded line pipe) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, at the level
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset
Review’’ section of this notice, infra.
DATES: Applicable August 6, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Hanna, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0835.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 13, 2009 Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on welded line
pipe from China.1 On April 1, 2019,
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this sunset review of the
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 On April 16, 2019, Commerce
received a timely and complete notice of
intent to participate in the sunset review
from California Steel Industries, TMK
1 See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality
Steel Line Pipe from the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 22515 (May 13,
2009) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84
FR 12227 (April 1, 2019).
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IPSCO, Welspun Tubular, and
Zekelman Industries (collectively,
domestic interested parties), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).3 The domestic
interested parties claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of
the Act as manufacturers in the United
States of the domestic like product.4 On
April 30, 2019, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested
parties filed a timely and adequate
substantive response.5 Commerce did
not receive a substantive response from
any respondent interested party. As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is circular welded carbon quality
steel pipe of a kind used for oil and gas
pipelines (welded line pipe) not more
than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in outside
diameter, regardless of wall thickness,
length, surface finish, end finish or
stenciling.
The welded line pipe products that
are the subject of the order are currently
classifiable in the HTSUS under
subheadings 7306.19.10.10,
7306.19.10.50, 7306.19.51.10, and
7306.19.51.50. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.6
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in this sunset review, including
the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of
revocation of the Order and the
magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail if the Order were to be revoked,
is provided in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is
3 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Notice
of Intent to Participate in Second Five-Year Review
of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular Welded
Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated April 16, 2019.
4 Id. at 2.
5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Second
Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China: Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated April 30,
2019.
6 For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Second Sunset
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular
Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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hereby adopted by this notice.7 A list of
the topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached as an
Appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and 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 to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the electronic version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping
Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1),
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping, and that the
magnitude of the dumping margins
likely to prevail would be weightedaverage dumping margins up to 101.10
percent.
AGENCY:
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties 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.
Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders
is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19
CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: July 30, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–122–868, C–560–834, C–552–826]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From
Canada, Indonesia, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 29, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tyler Weinhold at (202) 482–1121
(Canada); Alex Wood at (202) 482–1959
(Indonesia); Julie Geiger at (202) 482–
2057 (Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On July 9, 2019, the U.S. Department
of Commerce (Commerce) received
countervailing duty (CVD) petitions
concerning imports of utility scale wind
towers (wind towers) from Canada,
Indonesia, and Vietnam, filed in proper
form on behalf of the Wind Tower Trade
Coalition (the petitioner).1 The Petitions
were accompanied by antidumping duty
(AD) petitions concerning imports of
wind towers from Canada, Indonesia,
the Republic of Korea, and Vietnam.
During the period July 12 through 18,
2019, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to
certain aspects of the Petitions in
separate supplemental questionnaires.2
1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties on Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada,
Indonesia, The Republic of Korea, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated July 9, 2019 (the
Petitions).
2 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of
Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada, Indonesia,
the Republic of Korea, and the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam and Countervailing Duties on Imports of
Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada, Indonesia,
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The petitioner filed responses to the
supplemental questionnaires between
July 16 and 19, 2019.3
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the
Governments of Canada, Indonesia, and
Vietnam (GOC, GOI, and GOV,
respectively) are providing
countervailable subsidies, within the
meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of
the Act, to producers of wind towers in
Canada, Indonesia and Vietnam, and
that imports of such products are
materially injuring, or threatening
material injury to, the domestic wind
tower industry in the United States.
Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those
alleged programs on which we are
initiating CVD investigations, the
Petitions are accompanied by
information reasonably available to the
petitioner supporting its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner
filed the Petitions on behalf of the
domestic industry, because the
petitioner is an interested party, as
defined in section 771(9)(E) of the Act.
Commerce also finds that the petitioner
demonstrated sufficient industry
support necessary for the initiation of
the requested CVD investigations.4
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Supplemental Questions’’ (General Issues
Supplemental Questionnaire), ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of
Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada:
Supplemental Questions,’’ ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of
Utility Scale Wind Towers from Indonesia:
Supplemental Questions,’’ and ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of
Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Supplemental Questions,’’
dated July 12, 2019; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Phone
Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated July 18,
2019 (July 18, 2019 Memorandum).
3 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Utility Scale Wind
Towers from Canada, Indonesia, the Republic of
Korea, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Responses to First Supplemental Questions on
Common Issues and Injury Volume I of the
Petition,’’ dated July 16, 2019 (General Issues
Supplemental); ‘‘Utility Scale Wind Towers from
Canada: Response to First Supplemental Questions
on Canada CVD Volume III {sic} of the Petition,’’
(Canada CVD Supplement Response), ‘‘Utility Scale
Wind Towers from {Indonesia}: Response to First
Supplemental Questions on Indonesia CVD Volume
VII of the Petition,’’ (Indonesia CVD Supplement
Response), and ‘‘Utility Scale Wind Towers from
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Response to First
Supplemental Questions on Vietnam CVD Volume
VIII of the Petition’’ (Vietnam CVD Supplement
Response), each dated July 17, 2019; and, ‘‘Utility
Scale Wind Towers from Canada, Indonesia, the
Republic of Korea, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Responses to Second Supplemental
Questions on Common Issues and Injury Volume I
of the Petition,’’ dated July 19, 2019 (Scope
Supplement).
4 See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for
the Petition’’ section, infra.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-935]
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review
of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon quality steel line
pipe (welded line pipe) from the People's Republic of China (China)
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at
the level indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section
of this notice, infra.
DATES: Applicable August 6, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Hanna, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0835.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 13, 2009 Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from China.\1\ On April 1,
2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this sunset review
of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).\2\ On April 16, 2019, Commerce received a timely and
complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from
California Steel Industries, TMK IPSCO, Welspun Tubular, and Zekelman
Industries (collectively, domestic interested parties), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic
interested parties claimed interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers in the United States of the
domestic like product.\4\ On April 30, 2019, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested parties filed a timely and
adequate substantive response.\5\ Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from any respondent interested party. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order.
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\1\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe
from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR
22515 (May 13, 2009) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 12227
(April 1, 2019).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Notice of Intent
to Participate in Second Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated April 16, 2019.
\4\ Id. at 2.
\5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Second Five-Year
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular Welded Carbon
Quality Steel Line Pipe from the People's Republic of China:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated April 30,
2019.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is circular welded carbon
quality steel pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines (welded
line pipe) not more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in outside diameter,
regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, end finish or
stenciling.
The welded line pipe products that are the subject of the order are
currently classifiable in the HTSUS under subheadings 7306.19.10.10,
7306.19.10.50, 7306.19.51.10, and 7306.19.51.50. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.\6\
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\6\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited
Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular
Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is
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hereby adopted by this notice.\7\ A list of the topics discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and 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
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum
and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average
dumping margins up to 101.10 percent.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties 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. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: July 30, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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