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submitting factual information in these
investigations.
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual
information in an AD or CVD
proceeding must certify to the accuracy
and completeness of that information.43
Parties must use the certification
formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).44 Commerce intends to
reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with
the applicable certification
requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On
January 22, 2008, Commerce published
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Documents Submission
Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR
3634 (January 22, 2008). Parties wishing
to participate in these investigations
should ensure that they meet the
requirements of these procedures (e.g.,
the filing of letters of appearance as
discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). Note
that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.45
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: July 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by the scope of
these investigations is seamless carbon and
alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes
and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16
inches (406.4 mm) in nominal outside
diameter, regardless of wall-thickness,
manufacturing process (e.g., hot-finished or
cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end,
beveled end, upset end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g.,
bare, lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows
are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel
(other than stainless steel) pipe or ‘‘hollow
profiles’’ suitable for cold finishing
operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the
American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) or American Petroleum Institute
(API) specifications referenced below, or
comparable specifications. Specifically
included within the scope are seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless
steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes
produced to the ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106,
ASTM A–333, ASTM A–334, ASTM A–589,
ASTM A–795, ASTM A–1024, and the API
5L specifications, or comparable
specifications, and meeting the physical
parameters described above, regardless of
application, with the exception of the
exclusions discussed below.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the
investigations are: (1) All pipes meeting
aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing
specifications, including pipe produced to
the ASTM A–822 standard; (2) all pipes
meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM
A–335, whether finished or unfinished; and
(3) unattached couplings. Also excluded from
the scope of the investigations are all
mechanical, boiler, condenser and heat
exchange tubing, except when such products
conform to the dimensional requirements,
i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness, of
ASTM A–53, ASTM A–106 or API 5L
specifications.
Subject seamless standard, line, and
pressure pipe are normally entered under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings 7304.19.1020,
7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060,
7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050,
7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024,
7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036,
7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048,
7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062,
7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005,
7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010,
7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025,
7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040,
7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055,
7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and
7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings and
specifications are provided for convenience
and customs purposes; the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Advance Notification of
Sunset Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Background
Every five years, pursuant to the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
and the International Trade Commission
automatically initiate and conduct
reviews to determine whether
revocation of a countervailing or
antidumping duty order or termination
of an investigation suspended under
section 704 or 734 of the Act would be
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping or a
countervailable subsidy (as the case may
be) and of material injury.
Upcoming Sunset Reviews for
September 2020
Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act,
the following Sunset Reviews are
scheduled for initiation in September
2020 and will appear in that month’s
Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset
Reviews (Sunset Review).
Department contact
Antidumping Duty Proceedings
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged from China (A–570–018) (1st Review) ...................................
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China (A–570–945) (2nd Review) ......................................
Matthew Renkey, (202) 482–2312.
Matthew Renkey, (202) 482–2312.
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged from China (C–570–019) (1st Review) ...................................
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China (C–570–946) (2nd Review) .....................................
Matthew Renkey, (202) 482–2312.
Mary Kolberg, (202) 482–1785.
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Suspended Investigations
No Sunset Review of suspended investigations is scheduled for initiation in September 2020.
Commerce’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Review are set forth
43 See
section 782(b) of the Act.
Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
44 See
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in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review
provides further information regarding
17, 2013) (Final Rule). Answers to frequently asked
questions regarding the Final Rule are available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_
info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
45 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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what is required of all parties to
participate in Sunset Review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c),
Commerce will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
contact Commerce in writing within 10
days of the publication of the Notice of
Initiation.
Please note that if Commerce receives
a Notice of Intent to Participate from a
member of the domestic industry within
15 days of the date of initiation, the
review will continue.
Thereafter, any interested party
wishing to participate in the Sunset
Review must provide substantive
comments in response to the notice of
initiation no later than 30 days after the
date of initiation. Note that Commerce
has modified certain of its requirements
for serving documents containing
business proprietary information, until
further notice.1
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
The Petition
On June 30, 2020, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) received an
antidumping duty (AD) petition
concerning imports of seamless refined
copper pipe and tube (copper pipe and
tube) from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam) filed in proper form
on behalf of the petitioners,1 domestic
producers of copper pipe and tube.2
On July 6, 2020, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to
certain aspects of the Petition in a
supplemental questionnaire.3 On July 9,
2020, the petitioners filed a response to
the supplemental questionnaire.4
In accordance with section 732(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), the petitioners allege that imports
of copper pipe and tube from Vietnam
are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV) within the meaning of section
731 of the Act, and that imports of such
products are materially injuring, or
threatening material injury to, the
domestic copper pipe and tube industry
in the United States. Consistent with
section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petition
is accompanied by information
reasonably available to the petitioners
supporting the allegation.
Commerce finds that the petitioners
filed the Petition on behalf of the
domestic industry, because the
petitioners are interested parties, as
defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (E) of
the Act. Commerce also finds that the
petitioners demonstrated sufficient
industry support for the initiation of the
requested investigation.5
Period of Investigation
[A–552–831]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable July 20, 2020.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ariela Garvett or Maisha Cryor; AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3609 or (202) 482–5831,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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Because Vietnam is a non-market
economy (NME) country, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.204(b)(1), the period of
investigation for the investigation is
1 The petitioners are the American Copper Tube
Coalition and its constituent members (collectively,
the petitioners). The members of the American
Copper Tube Coalition are: Mueller Copper Tube
Products, Inc., Mueller Copper Tube West Co.,
Mueller Copper Tube Company, Inc., Howell Metal
Company, and Linesets, Inc. (collectively, Mueller
Group), and Cerro Flow Products, LLC.
2 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from Vietnam: Antidumping
Duty Petition,’’ dated June 30, 2020 (the Petition).
3 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated July 6, 2020 (Petition
Supplemental).
4 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from Vietnam: Amendment
of Petition and Response to Commerce’s
Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 9, 2020
(Petition Supplement).
5 See infra, section on ‘‘Determination of Industry
Support for the Petition’’.
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October 1, 2019 through March 31,
2020.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are copper pipe and tube
from Vietnam. For a full description of
the scope of this investigation, see the
appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the
Investigation
On July 6, 2020, Commerce requested
further information from the petitioners
regarding the proposed scope to ensure
that the scope language in the Petition
is an accurate reflection of the products
for which the domestic industry is
seeking relief.6 On July 9, 2020, the
petitioners revised the scope.7 The
description of the merchandise covered
by this investigation, as described in the
appendix to this notice, reflects these
clarifications.
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(i.e., scope).8 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, all such
factual information should be limited to
public information.9 To facilitate
preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that all interested
parties submit such comments by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 10,
2020, which is the next business day
after 20 calendar days from the
signature date of this notice.10 Any
rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, must be filed by
5:00 p.m. ET on August 20, 2020, which
is ten calendar days from the initial
comment deadline.11
Commerce requests that any factual
information parties consider relevant to
the scope of the investigation be
submitted during this period. However,
if a party subsequently finds that
6 See
Petition Supplemental at 3.
Petition Supplement at Exhibit SUP–3.
8 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
(Preamble).
9 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information’’).
10 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, August 10, 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) (Next Business Day Rule).
11 See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
7 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
Background
Every five years, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International
Trade Commission automatically initiate and conduct reviews to
determine whether revocation of a countervailing or antidumping duty
order or termination of an investigation suspended under section 704 or
734 of the Act would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping or a countervailable subsidy (as the case may be) and of
material injury.
Upcoming Sunset Reviews for September 2020
Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the following Sunset Reviews
are scheduled for initiation in September 2020 and will appear in that
month's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews (Sunset
Review).
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Department contact
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged from Matthew Renkey, (202) 482-2312.
China (A-570-018) (1st Review).
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Matthew Renkey, (202) 482-2312.
China (A-570-945) (2nd Review).
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged from Matthew Renkey, (202) 482-2312.
China (C-570-019) (1st Review).
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Mary Kolberg, (202) 482-1785.
China (C-570-946) (2nd Review).
Suspended Investigations
No Sunset Review of suspended investigations
is scheduled for initiation in September
2020.
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Commerce's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Review are set
forth in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset)
Review provides further information regarding
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what is required of all parties to participate in Sunset Review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), Commerce will maintain and make
available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the
timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those
seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact
Commerce in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of
Initiation.
Please note that if Commerce receives a Notice of Intent to
Participate from a member of the domestic industry within 15 days of
the date of initiation, the review will continue.
Thereafter, any interested party wishing to participate in the
Sunset Review must provide substantive comments in response to the
notice of initiation no later than 30 days after the date of
initiation. Note that Commerce has modified certain of its requirements
for serving documents containing business proprietary information,
until further notice.\1\
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\1\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10,
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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.
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