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March 31 (2 p.m. ET), April 28 (12 p.m.
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I. Welcome and Roll Call
II. Announcements and Updates
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III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Discussion: Project Planning
V. Public Comment
VI. Adjournment
Dated: February 25, 2022.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–964, A–201–838]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube From the People’s Republic of
China and Mexico: Final Results of the
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited
sunset reviews, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders on seamless refined copper
pipe and tube from the People’s
Republic of China (China) and Mexico
would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 3, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paola Aleman Ordaz, 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) 482–4031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On November 1, 2021, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the
sunset reviews of the AD Orders 1
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 In
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i)
and (ii), Commerce received notices of
intent to participate in these sunset
reviews from American Copper Tube
Coalition (ACTC) and its constituent
members 3 (collectively, the domestic
1 See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube
from Mexico and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
from Mexico, 75 FR 71070 (November 22, 2010)
(collectively, AD Orders).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86
FR 60201 (November 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
3 The members of the American Copper Tube
Coalition are Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc.,
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interested party), within 15 days after
the date of publication of the Initiation
Notice.4 The domestic interested party
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
Commerce received adequate
substantive responses to the Initiation
Notice from the domestic interested
party within the 30-day period specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5 Commerce
received no substantive responses from
any respondent interested parties. On
December 20, 2021, Commerce notified
the U.S. International Trade
Commission that Commerce did not
receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested
parties.6 In accordance with section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day,
sunset reviews of the AD Orders.
Scope of the AD Orders
The products subject to the AD Orders
are all seamless refined copper pipes
and tubes, and are currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7411.10.1030 and
7411.10.1090. Products subject to the
order may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 7407.10.1500,
7419.80.5050, 7419.99.5050,
8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. The
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. A
full description of the scope of the AD
Orders is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.7 The written
description is dispositive.
Mueller Copper Tube West Co., Mueller Copper
Tube Company, Inc., Howell Metal Company, and
Linesets, Inc., (collectively, Mueller Group) and
Cerro Flow Products, LLC (Cerro).
4 See Domestic Interested Party’s Letter, ‘‘FiveYear (Sunset) Review of Antidumping Duty Order
on Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from
China: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated
November 15, 2021; see also Domestic Interested
Party’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (Sunset) Review of
Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico: Notice of
Intent to Participate,’’ dated November 15, 2021.
5 See Domestic Interested Party’s Letter,
‘‘Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from
China—Substantive Response,’’ dated December 1,
2021; see also Domestic Interested Party’s Letter,
‘‘Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from
Mexico: Substantive Response,’’ dated December 1,
2021.
6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on November 1, 2021,’’ dated December
20, 2021.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders on Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic
of China and Mexico,’’ dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, including the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of
dumping in the event of revocation of
the AD Orders and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the
AD Orders were revoked. A list of topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. Parties can find
a complete discussion of all issues
raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be found at https://
access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices
ListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the AD
Orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the margins of
dumping likely to prevail would be
weighted-average margins up to the
following percentages:
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
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China ..........................................
Mexico ........................................
60.85
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written
notification of the 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 violation
which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), and
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777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
determinations are due no later than
March 25, 2022.
Dated: February 24, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–905; C–523–817; C–542–805; C–
549–845; C–489–847]
Certain Steel Nails From India, the
Sultanate of Oman, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Countervailing
Duty Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 3, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Genevieve Coen (India); Thomas Martin
(the Sultanate of Oman); Nathan James
(Sri Lanka); Laura Griffith (Thailand); or
Benjamin Luberda (the Republic of
Turkey), AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3251;
(202) 482–3936; (202) 482–5305; (202)
482–6430; or (202) 482–2185,
respectively.
AGENCY:
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in a CVD investigation
within 65 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 130 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) The petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
concerned are cooperating, that the
investigation is extraordinarily
complicated, and that additional time is
necessary to make a preliminary
determination. Under 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
request for postponement 25 days or
more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must
state the reason for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On February 24, 2022, the petitioner 2
in this investigation submitted a timely
request that Commerce postpone the
preliminary CVD determinations.3 The
petitioner stated that it is requesting a
postponement because additional time
is needed to develop the records and
review responses in order to determine
accurate CVD rates.4
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the
reasons for requesting a postponement
of the preliminary determinations, and
Commerce finds no compelling reason
to deny the request. Therefore, in
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, Commerce is postponing the
deadline for the preliminary
determinations to no later than 130 days
after the date on which this
investigation was initiated, i.e., May 31,
2022.5 Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 19, 2022, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) initiated the
countervailing duty (CVD)
investigations of imports of certain steel
nails (steel nails) from India, the
Sultanate of Oman (Oman), Sri Lanka,
Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey).1 Currently, the preliminary
1 See Certain Steel Nails from India, the Sultanate
of Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the Republic of
Turkey: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
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Investigations, 87 FR 3970 (January 26, 2022)
(signed on January 19, 2022).
2 The petitioner is Mid Continent Steel & Wire,
Inc.
3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations,’’
dated February 24, 2022.
4 Id. at 2.
5 The preliminary determination deadline falls on
May 29, 2022, which is a Sunday. The following
day is the Memorial Day federal holiday.
Commerce’s practice dictates that, where a deadline
falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-964, A-201-838]
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic
of China and Mexico: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from the People's
Republic of China (China) and Mexico would likely lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable March 3, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paola Aleman Ordaz, 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) 482-4031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of
the sunset reviews of the AD Orders \1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ In accordance with 19
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce received notices of intent to
participate in these sunset reviews from American Copper Tube Coalition
(ACTC) and its constituent members \3\ (collectively, the domestic
interested party), within 15 days after the date of publication of the
Initiation Notice.\4\ The domestic interested party claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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\1\ See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value from Mexico, 75
FR 71070 (November 22, 2010) (collectively, AD Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 60201
(November 1, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
\3\ 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 (Cerro).
\4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Five-Year (Sunset)
Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and
Tube from China: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated November
15, 2021; see also Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Five-Year
(Sunset) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube from Mexico: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
November 15, 2021.
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Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the Initiation
Notice from the domestic interested party within the 30-day period
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce received no
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. On
December 20, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that Commerce did not receive an adequate substantive
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ In accordance with
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
Commerce conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day, sunset reviews of the AD
Orders.
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Seamless Refined
Copper Pipe and Tube from China--Substantive Response,'' dated
December 1, 2021; see also Domestic Interested Party's Letter,
``Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico: Substantive
Response,'' dated December 1, 2021.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 1, 2021,'' dated December 20, 2021.
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Scope of the AD Orders
The products subject to the AD Orders are all seamless refined
copper pipes and tubes, and are currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings:
7411.10.1030 and 7411.10.1090. Products subject to the order may also
enter under HTSUS subheadings 7407.10.1500, 7419.80.5050, 7419.99.5050,
8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. The HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. A full description of the scope of
the AD Orders is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
The written description is dispositive.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China and
Mexico,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the AD Orders and
the magnitude of dumping margins likely to prevail if the AD Orders
were revoked. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. Parties can find
a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the
corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be found at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the AD Orders would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins
up to the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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China....................................................... 60.85
Mexico...................................................... 27.16
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification
of the 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 violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: February 24, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
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