Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Greece: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, 37424-37426 [2020-13377]
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
suspension of liquidation pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except that Commerce may
extend the four-month period to no
more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant
proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise. At the request of exporters
that account for a significant proportion
of quartz surface products from India
and Turkey, we extended the fourmonth period to six months in the
Preliminary Determinations published
on December 13, 2019. Therefore, the
extended period, beginning on the date
of publication of the preliminary
determination, ended on June 9, 2020.
Pursuant to section 737(b) of the Act,
the collection of cash deposits at the
rates listed above will 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
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of quartz surface products from
India and Turkey entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after June 10, 2020, the first day
provisional measures were no longer in
effect, until and through the day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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
quartz surface products from India and
Turkey pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of
antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
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Dated: June 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders
is certain quartz surface products. Quartz
surface products consist of slabs and other
surfaces created from a mixture of materials
that includes predominately silica (e.g.,
quartz, quartz powder, cristobalite, glass
powder) as well as a resin binder (e.g., an
unsaturated polyester). The incorporation of
other materials, including, but not limited to,
pigments, cement, or other additives does not
remove the merchandise from the scope of
these Orders. However, the scope of these
Orders only includes products where the
silica content is greater than any other single
material, by actual weight. Quartz surface
products are typically sold as rectangular
slabs with a total surface area of
approximately 45 to 60 square feet and a
nominal thickness of one, two, or three
centimeters. However, the scope of these
Orders includes surface products of all other
sizes, thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to
slabs, the scope of these Orders includes, but
is not limited to, other surfaces such as
countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, bar
tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall
facing, shower surrounds, fire place
surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain quartz
surface products are covered by these Orders
whether polished or unpolished, cut or
uncut, fabricated or not fabricated, cured or
uncured, edged or not edged, finished or
unfinished, thermoformed or not
thermoformed, packaged or unpackaged, and
regardless of the type of surface finish. In
addition, quartz surface products are covered
by these Orders whether or not they are
imported attached to, or in conjunction with,
non-subject merchandise such as sinks, sink
bowls, vanities, cabinets, and furniture. If
quartz surface products are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, such
non-subject merchandise, only the quartz
surface product is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, packaged, or otherwise fabricated in
a third country, including by cutting,
polishing, curing, edging, thermoforming,
attaching to, or packaging with another
product, or any other finishing, packaging, or
fabrication that would not otherwise remove
the merchandise from the scope of these
Orders if performed in the country of
manufacture of the quartz surface products.
The scope of these Orders does not cover
quarried stone surface products, such as
granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite.
Specifically excluded from the scope of these
Orders are crushed glass surface products.
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Crushed glass surface products must meet
each of the following criteria to qualify for
this exclusion: (1) The crushed glass content
is greater than any other single material, by
actual weight; (2) there are pieces of crushed
glass visible across the surface of the product;
(3) at least some of the individual pieces of
crushed glass that are visible across the
surface are larger than 1 centimeter wide as
measured at their widest cross-section (Glass
Pieces); and (4) the distance between any
single Glass Piece and the closest separate
Glass Piece does not exceed three inches.
The products subject to the scope are
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
the following subheading: 6810.99.0010.
Subject merchandise may also enter under
subheadings 6810.11.0010, 6810.11.0070,
6810.19.1200, 6810.19.1400, 6810.19.5000,
6810.91.0000, 6810.99.0080, 6815.99.4070,
2506.10.0010, 2506.10.0050, 2506.20.0010,
2506.20.0080, and 7016.90.1050. The HTSUS
subheadings set forth above are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs purposes
only. The written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–484–803]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From
Greece: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 6, 2020, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the
changed circumstances review (CCR) of
the antidumping duty (AD) order on
large diameter welded pipe (welded
pipe) from Greece which revoked, in
part, this order as it relates to certain
specific welded pipe products.
Commerce has adopted the scope
exclusion language in these final results.
DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brittany Bauer, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On May 2, 2019, Commerce published
the AD order on welded pipe from
Greece.1 On May 6, 2020, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results,2 in
which Commerce preliminarily revoked,
in part, the Order with respect to certain
welded pipe products with specific
combinations of grades, diameters, and
wall thicknesses. These products have
been incorporated into the exclusion
language of the scope, below in bold.
Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry S.A.
(Corinth) placed comments made by the
petitioners, representing ‘‘substantially
all’’ of the domestic industry,3 in the
CCRs of welded pipe from India on the
record of this CCR. These comments
indicate that the domestic industry does
not currently produce the particular
welded pipe products subject to this
partial revocation request, and the
investment needed to do so far exceeds
the potential benefit of such investment.
In addition, in these same comments,
the domestic producers provided an
explanation indicating that the
commercial reality has changed since
the Order was put in place.
Both in the CCRs of welded pipe from
India and the Preliminary Results, we
found that there was ‘‘good cause’’ to
conduct the CCRs less than 24 months
after the date of publication of notices
of the final determinations in the
investigations.4 In addition, in the
Preliminary Results, we provided all
interested parties an opportunity to
comment and to request a public
hearing regarding our preliminary
findings.5 No interested party submitted
comments.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
Order is welded carbon and alloy steel
line pipe (other than stainless steel
pipe), more than 406.4 mm (16 inches)
in nominal outside diameter (large
diameter welded line pipe), regardless
1 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece:
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR
18769 (May 2, 2019) (Order).
2 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 85 FR 26924 (May 6, 2020)
(Preliminary Results).
3 See Corinth’s Letter, ‘‘Large Diameter Welded
Pipe from Greece: Request for Changed
Circumstances Review and Revocation, In Part,’’
dated January 3, 2020, at Exhibits 2–4. Commerce
has interpreted ‘‘substantially all’’ to mean at least
85 percent of the total production of the domestic
like product covered by the order. See, e.g.,
Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Final Results
of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation
of Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 32268 (July 12,
2018).
4 See 19 CFR 351.216(c).
5 See Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 26926.
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of wall thickness, length, surface finish,
grade, end finish, or stenciling. Large
diameter welded pipe may be used to
transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other
fluids, liquids, or gases.
Large diameter welded line pipe is
used to transport oil, gas, or natural gas
liquids and is normally produced to the
American Petroleum Institute (API)
specification 5L. Large diameter welded
line pipe can be produced to
comparable foreign specifications,
grades and/or standards or to
proprietary specifications, grades and/or
standards, or can be non-graded
material. All line pipe meeting the
physical description set forth above,
including any dual- or multiplecertified/stenciled pipe with an API (or
comparable) welded line pipe
certification/stencil, is covered by the
scope of the Order.
Subject merchandise also includes
large diameter welded line pipe that has
been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to
coating, painting, notching, beveling,
cutting, punching, welding, or any other
processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope
of the Order if performed in the country
of manufacture of the in-scope large
diameter welded line pipe.
Excluded from the scope of the Order
is structural pipe, which is produced
only to American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) standards A500,
A252, or A53, or other relevant
domestic specifications, or comparable
foreign specifications, grades and/or
standards or to proprietary
specifications, grades and/or standards.
Also excluded is large diameter welded
pipe produced only to specifications of
the American Water Works Association
(AWWA) for water and sewage pipe.
Also excluded is large diameter welded
pipe in the following combinations of
grades, outside diameters, and wall
thicknesses:
• Grade X60, X65, or X70, 18 inches
outside diameter, 0.688 inches or greater
wall thickness;
• Grade X60, X65, or X70, 20 inches
outside diameter, 0.688 inches or greater
wall thickness;
• Grade X60, X65, X70, or X80, 22
inches outside diameter, 0.750 inches or
greater wall thickness; and
• Grade X60, X65, or X70, 24 inches
outside diameter, 0.750 inches or greater
wall thickness.
The large diameter welded line pipe
that is subject to this Order is currently
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
under subheadings 7305.11.1030,
7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000,
7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060,
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7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030,
7305.19.1060, and 7305.19.5000.
Merchandise currently classifiable
under subheadings 7305.31.4000,
7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and
7305.39.5000 and that otherwise meets
the above scope language is also
covered. While the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive.
Final Results of CCR
Section 751(b) authorizes Commerce
to modify the scopes of AD and CVD
orders only for those orders in which we
conduct a CCR.6 Further, 19 CFR
351.216(c) states that ‘‘good cause’’
exists when Commerce conducts a CCR
within 24 months of the publication of
a final determination of an
investigation. In the Initiation,
Commerce found that ‘‘good cause’’
existed to initiate this CCR.7 No parties
submitted comments regarding the
Preliminary Results. Therefore, for the
reasons stated in the Initiation and
Preliminary Results, Commerce
continues to find that it is appropriate
to revoke the Order, in part, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)
with respect to certain welded pipe
products with specific combinations of
grades, diameters, and wall thicknesses,
as reflected in the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’
section of this notice.
We will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to terminate the
suspension of liquidation for all
shipments of the products subject to this
changed circumstances review that were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice of revocation
in the Federal Register. All entries of
the revoked products that were
suspended on or after the date of
publication of this revocation notice
will be liquidated without regard to
antidumping duties (i.e., refund all cash
deposits).
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
6 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 84 FR 13888
(April 8, 2019); see also Certain Steel Nails from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
84 FR 49508 (September 20, 2019).
7 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 85 FR 10150, 10151
(Initiation).
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CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b) and (c)(3),
and 351.222(g)(1) and (4).
Dated: June 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–130]
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable June 15, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova or Jacob Garten,
AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1280 or
(202) 482–3342, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On May 26, 2020, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD)
petition concerning imports of certain
walk-behind lawn mowers and parts
thereof (lawn mowers) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) filed in
proper form on behalf of MTD Products,
Inc. (the petitioner).1 The Petition was
accompanied by an antidumping duty
(AD) petition concerning imports of
lawn mowers from China and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
On May 29, 2020, Commerce
requested supplemental information
pertaining to certain aspects of the
1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Certain WalkBehind Lawn Mowers from the People’s Republic
of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and
Countervailing Duties on Certain Walk-Behind
Lawn Mowers from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated May 26, 2020 (the Petition).
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Petition,2 to which the petitioner filed
responses on June 2, 2020.3
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the
Government of China (GOC) is
providing countervailable subsidies,
within the meaning of sections 701 and
771(5) of the Act, to producers of lawn
mowers in China and that such imports
are materially injuring, or threatening
material injury to, the domestic industry
producing lawn mowers 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 a CVD investigation, the
Petition is supported by information
reasonably available to the petitioner
supporting its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner
filed the Petition on behalf of the
domestic industry because the
petitioner is an interested party as
defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
Commerce also finds that the petitioner
demonstrated sufficient industry
support with respect to the initiation of
the requested CVD investigation.4
Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on May
26, 2020, the period of investigation
(POI) is January 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019.5
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is lawn mowers from
China. For a full description of the
scope of this investigation, see the
appendix to this notice.
Comments on Scope of the Investigation
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
2 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties on Imports of Certain Walk-Behind Lawn
Mowers and Parts Thereof from the People’s
Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: General Issues Supplemental Questions,’’
and ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing
Duties on Imports of Certain Walk-Behind Lawn
Mowers and Parts Thereof from the People’s
Republic of China: Supplemental Questions,’’ both
dated May 29, 2020.
3 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers from the
People’s Republic of China and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, and Countervailing Duties
from the People’s Republic of China: General Issues
Supplemental Questions Response Volume I,’’
(General Issues Supplement), and ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers from the
People’s Republic of China: Supplemental
Questionnaire Response Volume IV,’’ both dated
June 2, 2020.
4 See ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition’’ section, infra.
5 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(i.e., scope).6 Commerce will consider
all comments received from interested
parties and, if necessary, will consult
with interested parties prior to the
issuance of the preliminary
determination. If scope comments
include factual information,7 all such
factual information should be limited to
public information. To facilitate
preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that all interested
parties submit scope comments by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 6, 2020,
which is 20 calendar days from the
signature date of this notice.8 Any
rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, must be filed by
5:00 p.m. ET on July 16, 2020, which is
10 calendar days from the initial
comment deadline.9
Commerce requests that any factual
information the parties consider
relevant to the scope of the investigation
be submitted during this time period.
However, if a party subsequently finds
that additional factual information
pertaining to the scope of the
investigation may be relevant, the party
may contact Commerce and request
permission to submit the additional
information. All such comments must
also be filed on the record of the
concurrent AD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be
filed electronically using Enforcement
and Compliance’s (E&C’s) Antidumping
Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.10 An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
6 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
7 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information’’).
8 Commerce’s practice dictates that where a
deadline falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day (in
this instance, May 11, 2020). See Notice of
Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’
Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70
FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
9 See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
10 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System
Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014), for details
of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements,
effective August 5, 2011. Information on using
ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/
help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https://
access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_
Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-484-803]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Greece: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the changed circumstances review
(CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large diameter welded pipe
(welded pipe) from Greece which revoked, in part, this order as it
relates to certain specific welded pipe products. Commerce has adopted
the scope exclusion language in these final results.
DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bauer, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On May 2, 2019, Commerce published the AD order on welded pipe from
Greece.\1\ On May 6, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary
Results,\2\ in which Commerce preliminarily revoked, in part, the Order
with respect to certain welded pipe products with specific combinations
of grades, diameters, and wall thicknesses. These products have been
incorporated into the exclusion language of the scope, below in bold.
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\1\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determination and Antidumping Duty Order, 84
FR 18769 (May 2, 2019) (Order).
\2\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 85 FR
26924 (May 6, 2020) (Preliminary Results).
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Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry S.A. (Corinth) placed comments made
by the petitioners, representing ``substantially all'' of the domestic
industry,\3\ in the CCRs of welded pipe from India on the record of
this CCR. These comments indicate that the domestic industry does not
currently produce the particular welded pipe products subject to this
partial revocation request, and the investment needed to do so far
exceeds the potential benefit of such investment. In addition, in these
same comments, the domestic producers provided an explanation
indicating that the commercial reality has changed since the Order was
put in place.
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\3\ See Corinth's Letter, ``Large Diameter Welded Pipe from
Greece: Request for Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation, In
Part,'' dated January 3, 2020, at Exhibits 2-4. Commerce has
interpreted ``substantially all'' to mean at least 85 percent of the
total production of the domestic like product covered by the order.
See, e.g., Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation of Countervailing Duty
Order, 83 FR 32268 (July 12, 2018).
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Both in the CCRs of welded pipe from India and the Preliminary
Results, we found that there was ``good cause'' to conduct the CCRs
less than 24 months after the date of publication of notices of the
final determinations in the investigations.\4\ In addition, in the
Preliminary Results, we provided all interested parties an opportunity
to comment and to request a public hearing regarding our preliminary
findings.\5\ No interested party submitted comments.
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.216(c).
\5\ See Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 26926.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is welded carbon and alloy
steel line pipe (other than stainless steel pipe), more than 406.4 mm
(16 inches) in nominal outside diameter (large diameter welded line
pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade, end
finish, or stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may be used to
transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids, or gases.
Large diameter welded line pipe is used to transport oil, gas, or
natural gas liquids and is normally produced to the American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification 5L. Large diameter welded line pipe can
be produced to comparable foreign specifications, grades and/or
standards or to proprietary specifications, grades and/or standards, or
can be non-graded material. All line pipe meeting the physical
description set forth above, including any dual- or multiple-certified/
stenciled pipe with an API (or comparable) welded line pipe
certification/stencil, is covered by the scope of the Order.
Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded line pipe
that has been further processed in a third country, including but not
limited to coating, painting, notching, beveling, cutting, punching,
welding, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the Order if performed in the country of
manufacture of the in-scope large diameter welded line pipe.
Excluded from the scope of the Order is structural pipe, which is
produced only to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
standards A500, A252, or A53, or other relevant domestic
specifications, or comparable foreign specifications, grades and/or
standards or to proprietary specifications, grades and/or standards.
Also excluded is large diameter welded pipe produced only to
specifications of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) for water
and sewage pipe. Also excluded is large diameter welded pipe in the
following combinations of grades, outside diameters, and wall
thicknesses:
Grade X60, X65, or X70, 18 inches outside diameter, 0.688
inches or greater wall thickness;
Grade X60, X65, or X70, 20 inches outside diameter, 0.688
inches or greater wall thickness;
Grade X60, X65, X70, or X80, 22 inches outside diameter,
0.750 inches or greater wall thickness; and
Grade X60, X65, or X70, 24 inches outside diameter, 0.750
inches or greater wall thickness.
The large diameter welded line pipe that is subject to this Order
is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030,
7305.19.1060, and 7305.19.5000. Merchandise currently classifiable
under subheadings 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and
7305.39.5000 and that otherwise meets the above scope language is also
covered. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive.
Final Results of CCR
Section 751(b) authorizes Commerce to modify the scopes of AD and
CVD orders only for those orders in which we conduct a CCR.\6\ Further,
19 CFR 351.216(c) states that ``good cause'' exists when Commerce
conducts a CCR within 24 months of the publication of a final
determination of an investigation. In the Initiation, Commerce found
that ``good cause'' existed to initiate this CCR.\7\ No parties
submitted comments regarding the Preliminary Results. Therefore, for
the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results, Commerce
continues to find that it is appropriate to revoke the Order, in part,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1) with respect to certain welded
pipe products with specific combinations of grades, diameters, and wall
thicknesses, as reflected in the ``Scope of the Order'' section of this
notice.
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\6\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review, 84 FR 13888 (April 8, 2019); see also Certain Steel Nails
from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 84 FR 49508 (September 20, 2019).
\7\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 85 FR 10150, 10151
(Initiation).
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We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to terminate
the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of the products subject
to this changed circumstances review that were entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of
this notice of revocation in the Federal Register. All entries of the
revoked products that were suspended on or after the date of
publication of this revocation notice will be liquidated without regard
to antidumping duties (i.e., refund all cash deposits).
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
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CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b) and (c)(3), and 351.222(g)(1) and (4).
Dated: June 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-13377 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
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