Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 46068-46069 [2020-16691]
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Adjournment
Dated: July 28, 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–557–809]
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
from Malaysia: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2019–2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless
steel butt-weld pipe fittings from
Malaysia for the period February 1,
2019, through January 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable July 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Preston N. Cox, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 3, 2020, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the
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antidumping duty order on stainless
steel butt-weld pipe fittings from
Malaysia for the period February 1,
2019, through January 31, 2020.1 On
February 28, 2020, Commerce received
a timely request from Core Pipe
Products, Inc. and Taylor Forge
Stainless, Inc. (the petitioners),
domestic producers of stainless steel
butt-weld pipe fittings, for
administrative reviews of Pantech
Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd.
(Pantech) and TSS Pipes & Fittings
Industry Sdn. Bhd. (TSS), exporters of
stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings.2
On March 2, 2020, Pantech and TSS
filed timely requests for review of their
own respective companies.3 These
requests were in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b).
On April 8, 2020, pursuant to these
requests and in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of Pantech and
TSS.4 On June 16, 2020, the petitioners
timely withdrew the request for
administrative review with respect to
Pantech,5 and Pantech timely withdrew
its request for administrative review of
itself.6 On July 14, 2020, the petitioners
timely withdrew the request for
administrative review with respect to
TSS.7 On July 15, 2020, TSS timely
withdrew its request for administrative
review of itself.8
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 5938
(February 3, 2020).
2 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia: Petitioners’
Request for 2019/2020 Administrative Review,’’
dated February 28, 2020.
3 See Pantech’s Letter, ‘‘Pantech Request for
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
from Malaysia,’’ dated March 2, 2020; and TSS’s
Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from
Malaysia: Request for 2019/2020 Administrative
Review,’’ dated March 2, 2020.
4 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
19730 (April 8, 2020).
5 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings From Malaysia—Petitioners’
Withdrawal of Review Request of Pantech
Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd.,’’ dated June
16, 2020.
6 See Pantech’s Letter, ‘‘Withdrawal of
Administrative Review Request & Request for
Rescission of Administrative Review:
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
from Malaysia,’’ dated June 16, 2020.
7 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings From Malaysia—Petitioners’
Withdrawal of Review Request of TSS Pipes &
Fittings Industry Sdn. Bhd.,’’ dated July 14, 2020.
8 See TSS’s Letter, ‘‘Stainless Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings (SSBWPF) From Malaysia,’’ dated July
15, 2020.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the parties which requested the
review withdraw the request within 90
days of the date of publication of the
notice of initiation of the requested
review. On April 24, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by 50 days,9 extending the 90day deadline for withdrawing requests
for review from July 7, 2020, to August
27, 2020. Therefore, all parties that
requested an administrative review
withdrew their requests for review for
all companies within the applicable
deadline. Accordingly, we are
rescinding in its entirety the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless
steel butt-weld pipe fittings from
Malaysia covering the period February
1, 2019, through January 31, 2020.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of stainless steel butt-weld pipe
fittings from Malaysia. Antidumping
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to
the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
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disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
notification of the return or 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
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: July 24, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–092]
Mattresses From the People’s Republic
of China: Initiation of Antidumping
Duty New Shipper Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) has determined that a
request for a new shipper review (NSR)
of the antidumping duty order on
mattresses from the People’s Republic of
China (China) meets the statutory and
regulatory requirements for initiation.
The period of review (POR) for the NSR
is June 4, 2019 through May 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable July 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jesse Montoya, 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) 482–8211.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the mattresses
Order on December 16, 2019.1 On June
29, 2020, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.214(c), Commerce received a timely
NSR request from Shanghai Sunbeauty
Trading Co., Ltd. (Sunbeauty).2
1 See Mattresses from the People’s Republic of
China: Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 68395
(December 16, 2020) (Order).
2 See Sunbeauty’s Letter, ‘‘Mattresses from the
People’s Republic of China: Request for New
Shipper Review,’’ dated June 29, 2020 (NSR
Request).
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In its submission, Sunbeauty certified
that it is the exporter of the subject
merchandise upon which its request for
a NSR is based.3 Pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(ii)(A), Sunbeauty certified
that it did not export mattresses to the
United States during the period of
investigation (POI).4 Sunbeauty also
provided in its submission, pursuant to
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(ii)(B), a
certification from the company that
produced or supplied the subject
merchandise to Sunbeauty that the
producer or supplier did not export the
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POI.5 Additionally,
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A),
Sunbeauty certified that, since the
initiation of the investigation, it has
never been affiliated with any producer
or exporter that exported mattresses to
the United States during the POI,
including those not individually
examined during the investigation.6 As
required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B),
Sunbeauty also certified that its export
activities are not controlled by the
central government of China.7 Further,
Sunbeauty stated that it has not made
subsequent shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR.8
In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iv), Sunbeauty submitted
documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date on which it first
shipped subject merchandise for export
to the United States and the date on
which the merchandise was first
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption; (2) the volume of its
first shipment; and (3) the date of its
first sale to an unaffiliated customer in
the United States.9
Commerce conducted a query of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
data and confirmed that Sunbeauty’s
subject merchandise entered the United
States for consumption and that
liquidation of such entries had been
properly suspended for antidumping
duties. The CBP data that Commerce
examined are consistent with
information provided by Sunbeauty in
its NSR request. In particular, the CBP
data confirm the price and quantity
reported by Sunbeauty for the sale that
forms that basis of its NSR request.10
3 Id.
at Exhibit 1.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 Id.
at 3.
at Exhibit 2.
10 Id.; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Initiation of
Antidumping New Shipper Review of Mattresses
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9 Id.
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Period of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), an
exporter or producer may request an
NSR within one year of the date on
which its subject merchandise was first
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption, or shipped to the
United States, as appropriate.
Sunbeauty requested this NSR within
one year of the date on which its
merchandise first entered the United
States, and made its request in June
2020, which is the first semiannual
anniversary month of the Order.11 In
accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(g)(l)(ii)(B), the POR is June 4,
2019 through May 31, 2020.
Initiation of NSR
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act, 19 CFR 351.214(b), and based on
the information on the record, we find
that Sunbeauty’s NSR request meets the
threshold requirements for initiation of
a NSR of its shipment(s) of mattresses to
the United States.12 However, if the
information supplied by Sunbeauty is
later found to be incorrect or
insufficient during the course of this
NSR, Commerce may rescind the review
or apply adverse facts available,
pursuant to section 776 of the Act, as
appropriate. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce will publish
the notice of initiation of an NSR no
later than the last day of the month
following the anniversary or semiannual
anniversary month of the order.
Commerce intends to issue the
preliminary results of this review no
later than 180 days from the date of
initiation, and the final results of this
review no later than 90 days after the
date the preliminary results are
issued.13
It is Commerce’s usual practice, in
cases involving non-market economies,
to require that a company seeking to
establish eligibility for an antidumping
duty rate separate from the countrywide rate (i.e., separate rate) to provide
evidence of de jure and de facto absence
of government control over the
company’s export activities.14
Accordingly, Commerce will issue
questionnaires to Sunbeauty requesting,
inter alia, information regarding its
export activities for the purpose of
from the People’s Republic of China: Shanghai
Sunbeauty Trading Co., Ltd. Initiation Checklist,’’
dated concurrently with this notice.
11 See NSR Request at Exhibit 2.
12 See generally NSR Request.
13 See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act.
14 See Policy Bulletin 05.1, ‘‘Separate-Rates
Practice and Application of Combination Rates in
Antidumping Investigations Involving Non-Market
Economy Countries,’’ available at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/policy/bull05-l.pdf.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-809]
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia: Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel
butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia for the period February 1, 2019,
through January 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable July 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Preston N. Cox, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from
Malaysia for the period February 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020.\1\
On February 28, 2020, Commerce received a timely request from Core Pipe
Products, Inc. and Taylor Forge Stainless, Inc. (the petitioners),
domestic producers of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings, for
administrative reviews of Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn.
Bhd. (Pantech) and TSS Pipes & Fittings Industry Sdn. Bhd. (TSS),
exporters of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings.\2\ On March 2,
2020, Pantech and TSS filed timely requests for review of their own
respective companies.\3\ These requests were in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.213(b).
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review, 85 FR 5938 (February 3, 2020).
\2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings from Malaysia: Petitioners' Request for 2019/2020
Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2020.
\3\ See Pantech's Letter, ``Pantech Request for Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel Butt-Weld
Pipe Fittings from Malaysia,'' dated March 2, 2020; and TSS's
Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia:
Request for 2019/2020 Administrative Review,'' dated March 2, 2020.
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On April 8, 2020, pursuant to these requests and in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce
initiated an administrative review of Pantech and TSS.\4\ On June 16,
2020, the petitioners timely withdrew the request for administrative
review with respect to Pantech,\5\ and Pantech timely withdrew its
request for administrative review of itself.\6\ On July 14, 2020, the
petitioners timely withdrew the request for administrative review with
respect to TSS.\7\ On July 15, 2020, TSS timely withdrew its request
for administrative review of itself.\8\
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\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 19730 (April 8, 2020).
\5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings From Malaysia--Petitioners'
Withdrawal of Review Request of Pantech Stainless & Alloy
Industries Sdn. Bhd.,'' dated June 16, 2020.
\6\ See Pantech's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Administrative Review
Request & Request for Rescission of Administrative Review:
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia,'' dated June 16, 2020.
\7\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
Fittings From Malaysia--Petitioners' Withdrawal of Review Request of
TSS Pipes & Fittings Industry Sdn. Bhd.,'' dated July 14, 2020.
\8\ See TSS's Letter, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
(SSBWPF) From Malaysia,'' dated July 15, 2020.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties which
requested the review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews
by 50 days,\9\ extending the 90-day deadline for withdrawing requests
for review from July 7, 2020, to August 27, 2020. Therefore, all
parties that requested an administrative review withdrew their requests
for review for all companies within the applicable deadline.
Accordingly, we are rescinding in its entirety the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel butt-weld pipe
fittings from Malaysia covering the period February 1, 2019, through
January 31, 2020.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of stainless steel
butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia. Antidumping duties shall be
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information
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disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
notification of the return or 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: July 24, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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