Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 52457-52458 [2019-21443]
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the American Petroleum Institute (API)
(or comparable foreign specifications)
including API A–25, 5LA, 5LB, and X
grades from 42 and above, and/or any
other proprietary grades or non-graded
material. Nevertheless, all pipe meeting
the physical description set forth above
that is of a kind used in oil and gas
pipelines, including all multiplestenciled pipe with an API welded line
pipe stencil is covered by the scope of
the orders.
Excluded from the scope are pipes of
a kind used for oil and gas pipelines
that are multiple-stenciled to a standard
and/or structural specification and have
one or more of the following
characteristics: Is 32 feet in length or
less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in
outside diameter; has a galvanized and/
or painted surface finish; or has a
threaded and/or coupled end finish.
(The term ‘‘painted’’ does not include
coatings to inhibit rust in transit, such
as varnish, but includes coatings such as
polyester.)
The welded line pipe products that
are the subject of the orders 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
orders is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by
Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the Orders would likely lead to a
continuation or recurrence of dumping,
countervailable subsidies, and material
injury to an industry in the United
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a),
Commerce hereby orders the
continuation of the Orders on welded
line pipe from China. U.S. Customs and
Border Protection will continue to
collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the
rates in effect at the time of entry for all
imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of the Orders will be the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to
initiate the next five-year (sunset)
reviews of these Orders not later than 30
days prior to the fifth anniversary of the
effective date of continuation.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to APO of
their responsibility concerning the
return, destruction, or conversion to
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judicial protective order of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
Failure to comply is a violation of the
APO which may be subject to sanctions.
Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year sunset reviews and
this notice are in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act and published
pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: September 25, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–893]
Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber
(PSF) From the Republic of Korea:
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 23, 2019, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the initiation and preliminary
results of the changed circumstances
review (CCR) of the antidumping duty
(AD) order on fine denier polyester
staple fiber (PSF) from the Republic of
Korea (Korea). For these final results,
Commerce continues to find that Toray
Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK) is
the successor-in-interest to Toray
Chemical Korea, Inc. (TCK).
DATES: Applicable October 2, 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) 482–4682.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 23, 2019, TAK requested that,
pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and
19 CFR 351.216(b), Commerce conduct
a CCR of the AD order on PSF from
Korea.1 In its request, TAK argued that
it is the successor-in-interest to its
wholly-owned subsidiary TCK and,
accordingly, Commerce should assign it
1 See TAK’s Letter, ‘‘Changed Circumstances
Review Request,’’ dated May 23, 2019.
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the cash deposit rate established for
TCK.2 TAK stated that, in April 2019,
TAK merged with TCK and, as a result
of the merger, TAK assumed all of
TCK’s assets, rights, and liabilities.3
On August 23, 2019, Commerce
published the notice of initiation and
preliminary results for this CCR,
determining that TAK is the successorin-interest to TCK.4 In the Initiation and
Preliminary Results, we provided all
interested parties an opportunity to
comment and to request a public
hearing regarding our preliminary
finding that TAK is the successor-ininterest to TCK.5 We received no
comments or requests for a public
hearing from interested parties within
the time period set forth in the Initiation
and Preliminary Results.6
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is fine denier polyester staple fiber (fine
denier PSF), not carded or combed,
measuring less than 3.3 decitex (3
denier) in diameter. The scope covers
all fine denier PSF, whether coated or
uncoated. Fine denier PSF is classifiable
under the HTSUS subheading
5503.20.0025. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Final Results of CCR
For the reasons stated in the Initiation
and Preliminary Results, and because
we received no comments from
interested parties to the contrary,
Commerce continues to find that TAK is
the successor-in-interest to TCK. As a
result of this determination and
consistent with established practice, we
find that TAK should receive the cash
deposit rate assigned to TCK.
Consequently, Commerce will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
suspend entries of subject merchandise
produced or exported by TAK at TCK’s
current cash deposit rate of 0.00
percent.7 This cash deposit requirement
will be effective upon the publication
date of our final results for this CCR and
Id.
Id.
4 See Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review: Fine Denier
Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) From the Republic of
Korea, 84 FR 44279 (August 23, 2019) (Initiation
and Preliminary Results).
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 See Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber From the
People’s Republic of China, India, the Republic of
Korea, and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83
FR 34545 (July 20, 2018).
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shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing this determination and
publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(b)(1)
and 777(i)(1) and (2) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b), and
351.221(c)(3).
Dated: September 25, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–557–815, A–549–830, A–552–816]
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe
From Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final
Results of Expedited First Sunset
Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset
reviews, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on welded
stainless steel pressure pipe (WSSPP)
from Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping, at the levels
identified in the ‘‘Final Results of
Sunset Reviews’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable October 2, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ariela Garvett or Magd Zalok, 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) 482–3609 or (202) 482–4162,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On July 21, 2014, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
notices of the antidumping duty orders
on WSSPP from Malaysia, Thailand,
and Vietnam.1 On June 4, 2019,
Commerce published the initiation of
the first sunset reviews of the Orders,
1 See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 42289
(July 21, 2014) (Orders).
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pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2
Between June 13, 2019 and June, 18,
2019, Commerce received timely and
complete notices of intent to participate
in these sunset reviews from Bristol
Metals, LLC, Felker Brothers
Corporation, and Webco Industries, Inc.
(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 Between July 1, 2019 and July
5, 2019, the domestic interested parties
filed timely and adequate substantive
responses, within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5 Commerce
did not receive substantive responses
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 expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of the Orders.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these
orders are circular welded austenitic
stainless pressure pipe not greater than
14 inches in outside diameter. For
purposes of these orders, references to
size are in nominal inches and include
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84
FR 25741 (June 4, 2019).
3 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letters,
‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from
Malaysia: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated
June 13, 2019 (Malaysia Intent to Participate);
‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from
Thailand: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated
June 13, 2019 (Thailand Intent to Participate); and
‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from
Vietnam: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated June
13, 2019 (Vietnam Intent to Participate). Also,
Commerce received a timely and complete notice of
intent to participate in these sunset reviews from
domestic interested party Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc.
(Primus). See Primus’ Letter, ‘‘Welded Stainless
Steel Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Intent
to Participate,’’ dated June 18, 2019.
4 See Malaysia Intent to Participate at 2; see also
Thailand Intent to Participate at 2; Vietnam Intent
to Participate at 2; Primus Intent to Participate at
2.
5 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter ‘‘Welded
Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Malaysia:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated
July 1, 2019; see also Domestic Interested Parties’
Letters, ‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from
Thailand: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,’’ dated July 1, 2019; and ‘‘Welded
Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Vietnam:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated
July 1, 2019. Also, domestic interested party Primus
Pipe & Tube, Inc. (Primus), submitted a response,
in which it agreed with the substantive responses
of the other domestic interested parties. See Primus’
Letter, ‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Sunset Review:
2nd Review for China AD/CVD; 1st Review for
Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia; Substantive
Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ dated July 5,
2019.
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all products within tolerances allowed
by pipe specifications. This
merchandise includes, but is not limited
to, the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) A–312 or ASTM A–
778 specifications, or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications.
ASTM A–358 products are only
included when they are produced to
meet ASTM A–312 or ASTM A–778
specifications, or comparable domestic
or foreign specifications.
Excluded from the scope are: (1)
Welded stainless mechanical tubing,
meeting ASTM A–554 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications; (2)
boiler, heat exchanger, superheater,
refining furnace, feedwater heater, and
condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A–
249, ASTM A–688 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications; and
(3) specialized tubing, meeting ASTM
A269, ASTM A–270 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications.
The subject imports are normally
classified in subheadings 7306.40.5005,
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062,
7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). They may also
enter under HTSUS subheadings
7306.40.1010, 7306.40.1015,
7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044,
7306.40.5080, and 7306.40.5090. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only; the written description of the
scope of these investigations is
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in these sunset reviews,
including the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping in the event
of revocation of the Orders and the
magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail if the Orders were to be revoked,
is provided in the accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum, which is
hereby adopted by this notice.6 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://
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-893]
Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) From the Republic of
Korea: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 23, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the initiation and preliminary results of the changed
circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on fine
denier polyester staple fiber (PSF) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).
For these final results, Commerce continues to find that Toray Advanced
Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK) is the successor-in-interest to Toray
Chemical Korea, Inc. (TCK).
DATES: Applicable October 2, 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) 482-4682.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 23, 2019, TAK requested that, pursuant to section 751(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216(b),
Commerce conduct a CCR of the AD order on PSF from Korea.\1\ In its
request, TAK argued that it is the successor-in-interest to its wholly-
owned subsidiary TCK and, accordingly, Commerce should assign it the
cash deposit rate established for TCK.\2\ TAK stated that, in April
2019, TAK merged with TCK and, as a result of the merger, TAK assumed
all of TCK's assets, rights, and liabilities.\3\
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\1\ See TAK's Letter, ``Changed Circumstances Review Request,''
dated May 23, 2019.
\2\ Id.
\3\ Id.
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On August 23, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation and
preliminary results for this CCR, determining that TAK is the
successor-in-interest to TCK.\4\ In the Initiation and Preliminary
Results, we provided all interested parties an opportunity to comment
and to request a public hearing regarding our preliminary finding that
TAK is the successor-in-interest to TCK.\5\ We received no comments or
requests for a public hearing from interested parties within the time
period set forth in the Initiation and Preliminary Results.\6\
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\4\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Review: Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) From
the Republic of Korea, 84 FR 44279 (August 23, 2019) (Initiation and
Preliminary Results).
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is fine denier polyester
staple fiber (fine denier PSF), not carded or combed, measuring less
than 3.3 decitex (3 denier) in diameter. The scope covers all fine
denier PSF, whether coated or uncoated. Fine denier PSF is classifiable
under the HTSUS subheading 5503.20.0025. Although the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Final Results of CCR
For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results,
and because we received no comments from interested parties to the
contrary, Commerce continues to find that TAK is the successor-in-
interest to TCK. As a result of this determination and consistent with
established practice, we find that TAK should receive the cash deposit
rate assigned to TCK. Consequently, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to suspend entries of subject merchandise
produced or exported by TAK at TCK's current cash deposit rate of 0.00
percent.\7\ This cash deposit requirement will be effective upon the
publication date of our final results for this CCR and
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shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\7\ See Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber From the People's
Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 34545 (July 20, 2018).
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing this determination and publishing these final
results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1)
and (2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b), and
351.221(c)(3).
Dated: September 25, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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