Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Republic of Turkey, and the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 47169-47170 [2020-16871]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 150 / Tuesday, August 4, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES unable to locate the producer or exporter for which it requested the review, the interested party must provide an explanation of the attempts it made to locate the producer or exporter at the same time it files its request for review, in order for the Secretary to determine if the interested party’s attempts were reasonable, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii). As explained in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), Commerce clarified its practice with respect to the collection of final antidumping duties on imports of merchandise where intermediate firms are involved. The public should be aware of this clarification in determining whether to request an administrative review of merchandise subject to antidumping findings and orders.3 Commerce no longer considers the non-market economy (NME) entity as an exporter conditionally subject to an antidumping duty administrative reviews.4 Accordingly, the NME entity will not be under review unless Commerce specifically receives a request for, or self-initiates, a review of the NME entity.5 In administrative reviews of antidumping duty orders on merchandise from NME countries where a review of the NME entity has not been initiated, but where an individual exporter for which a review was initiated does not qualify for a separate rate, Commerce will issue a final decision indicating that the company in question is part of the NME entity. However, in that situation, because no review of the NME entity was conducted, the NME entity’s entries were not subject to the review and the rate for the NME entity is not subject to change as a result of that review (although the rate for the individual exporter may change as a function of the finding that the exporter is part of the NME entity). Following initiation of an antidumping administrative review when there is no review requested of the 3 See the Enforcement and Compliance website at https://legacy.trade.gov/enforcement/. 4 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). 5 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties should specify that they are requesting a review of entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to the extent possible, include the names of such exporters in their request. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Aug 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 NME entity, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all exporters not named in the initiation notice, including those that were suspended at the NME entity rate. All requests must be filed electronically in Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS website at https://access.trade.gov.6 Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request must be served on the petitioner and each exporter or producer specified in the request. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.7 Commerce will publish in the Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation’’ for requests received by the last day of August 2020. If Commerce does not receive, by the last day of August 2020, a request for review of entries covered by an order, finding, or suspended investigation listed in this notice and for the period identified above, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping or countervailing duties on those entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping or countervailing duties required on those entries at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption and to continue to collect the cash deposit previously ordered. For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the relevant provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of the order, if such a gap period is applicable to the period of review. This notice is not required by statute but is published as a service to the international trading community. Dated: July 17, 2020. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2020–16877 Filed 8–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 6 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011). 7 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47169 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–201–836, A–489–815, A–570–914, A–580– 859, C–570–915] Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Republic of Turkey, and the People’s Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (light-walled pipe) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), and the People’s Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders. DATES: Applicable August 4, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4798. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On May 1, 2019, the ITC instituted,1 and Commerce initiated,2 the second five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on light-walled pipe from Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and China (collectively, the AD Orders) and the second sunset review of the countervailing duty order on lightwalled pipe from China (CVD Order), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the AD Orders on light-walled pipe from Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of 1 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 84 FR 18577 (May 1, 2019). 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 18477 (May 1, 2019). E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1 47170 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 150 / Tuesday, August 4, 2020 / Notices dumping likely to prevail should the AD Orders be revoked.3 Commerce also determined, as a result of its review, that revocation of the CVD Order on light-walled pipe from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the subsidy rates likely to prevail were the CVD Order revoked.4 On July 27, 2020, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the AD Orders and CVD Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.5 Scope of the Orders jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES The merchandise covered by these orders is certain welded carbon quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular (including square) cross section, having a wall thickness of less than 4 mm. The term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and alloy steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements. Specifically, the term carbon-quality includes products in which none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.15 percent vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The description of carbon-quality is intended to identify carbon-quality products within the scope. The welded carbon-quality rectangular pipe and tube subject to these orders is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 3 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 44849 (August 27, 2019), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). 4 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Five-Year Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 45726 (August 30, 2019), and accompanying IDM. 5 See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Investigation Nos. 701–TA–449 and 731–TA–1118– 1121 (Second Review)), 85 FR 45228 (July 27, 2020); see also Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701–TA–449 and 731–TA–1118–1121 (Second Review)), USITC Pub. 5086, July 2020. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Aug 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7306.61.50.00 and 7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, our 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 AD Orders and CVD Order would likely lead to a continuation or a recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, as well as 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 AD Orders and CVD Order. 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 AD Orders and CVD Order 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 review of the AD Orders and CVD Order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return/destruction or conversion to 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 sections 751(c) and (d)(2) of the Act and published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). Dated: July 28, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–16871 Filed 8–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–580–910, C–821–827] Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: DATES: Applicable July 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Monks (the Russian Federation), Moses Song, or Natasia Harrison (the Republic of Korea), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2670, (202) 482–7885 or (202) 482–1240, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions On July 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions (Petitions) concerning imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Russian Federation (Russia), filed in proper form on behalf of Vallourec Star, LP (the petitioner), a domestic producer of seamless pipe.1 Between July 10 and July 20, 2020, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions.2 The petitioner filed 1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Ukraine,’’ dated July 8, 2020 (the Petitions). 2 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Ukraine and Countervailing Duties on Imports from the Republic of Korea and Russia: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 13, 2020 (General Issues Questionnaire); see also Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Russian Federation,’’ dated July 14, 2020; Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 10, 2020; Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Second Supplemental E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47169-47170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16871]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-836, A-489-815, A-570-914, A-580-859, C-570-915]


Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the Republic of 
Korea, Mexico, the Republic of Turkey, and the People's Republic of 
China: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) 
orders on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (light-walled pipe) 
from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, the Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey), and the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, 
and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is 
publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable August 4, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4798.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 1, 2019, the ITC instituted,\1\ and Commerce initiated,\2\ 
the second five-year (sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD orders on 
light-walled pipe from Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and China (collectively, 
the AD Orders) and the second sunset review of the countervailing duty 
order on light-walled pipe from China (CVD Order), pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of 
its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the AD Orders on 
light-walled pipe from Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and China would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC 
of the magnitude of the margins of

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dumping likely to prevail should the AD Orders be revoked.\3\ Commerce 
also determined, as a result of its review, that revocation of the CVD 
Order on light-walled pipe from China would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and notified 
the ITC of the magnitude of the subsidy rates likely to prevail were 
the CVD Order revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, 
Korea, Mexico, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 84 FR 
18577 (May 1, 2019).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 18477 
(May 1, 2019).
    \3\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the Republic 
of Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders, 84 FR 44849 (August 27, 2019), and accompanying Issues 
and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
    \4\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Five-Year 
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 45726 (August 
30, 2019), and accompanying IDM.
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    On July 27, 2020, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to 
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the AD Orders 
and CVD Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, 
Korea, Mexico, and Turkey (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-449 and 731-TA-
1118-1121 (Second Review)), 85 FR 45228 (July 27, 2020); see also 
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China, Korea, Mexico, 
and Turkey (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-449 and 731-TA-1118-1121 (Second 
Review)), USITC Pub. 5086, July 2020.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders is certain welded carbon 
quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular (including 
square) cross section, having a wall thickness of less than 4 mm.
    The term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and alloy 
steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements. 
Specifically, the term carbon-quality includes products in which none 
of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight 
respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 percent of 
silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 
1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of 
lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 
percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.15 percent 
vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The description of carbon-
quality is intended to identify carbon-quality products within the 
scope.
    The welded carbon-quality rectangular pipe and tube subject to 
these orders is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7306.61.50.00 and 
7306.61.70.60. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes, our 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 AD Orders and CVD Order would likely lead to a 
continuation or a recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, 
as well as 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 AD Orders and CVD Order. 
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 AD Orders and CVD Order 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 review of the AD Orders and CVD Order not 
later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date 
of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to 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 sections 751(c) and (d)(2) of the Act and published in accordance 
with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: July 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-16871 Filed 8-3-20; 8:45 am]
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