Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan and Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Taiwan: Negative Preliminary Determinations of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 22007-22008 [2023-07709]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–583–008, A–583–814] Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan and Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Taiwan: Negative Preliminary Determinations of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Orders Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipe and tube) and circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) imported into the United States during the period of inquiry, January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2021, were not completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) manufactured in Taiwan, and, therefore, no such imports are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) orders on pipe and tube and CWP from Taiwan. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary determinations. DATES: Applicable April 12, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Mayora (Pipe and Tube) or Preston Cox and Scarlet Jaldin (CWP), AD/CVD Operations, Offices V and VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3053, (202) 482–5041, and (202) 482–4275, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 30, 2022, Commerce selected SeAH Steel VINA Corporation (SeAH VINA) and Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. (Vietnam Haiphong) as the mandatory respondents in these circumvention inquiries.3 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of these inquiries, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda.4 Scope of the Orders The products covered by these Orders are pipe and tube from Taiwan and CWP from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, see each respective Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiries These circumvention inquiries cover pipe and tube and CWP completed in Vietnam using Taiwan-origin HRS and subsequently exported from Vietnam to the United States. Methodology Commerce is conducting these circumvention inquiries in accordance with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce’s preliminary determinations, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda. A list of topics discussed in each Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memoranda are public documents and are 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, complete ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Background On May 7, 1984 and November 2, 1992, Commerce published the orders on pipe and tube and CWP from Taiwan, respectively.1 On August 4, 2022, Commerce initiated country-wide circumvention inquiries, pursuant to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.226, to determine whether imports of pipe and tube and CWP from Vietnam, completed in Vietnam from HRS manufactured in Taiwan, are circumventing the Orders.2 On August 1 See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984); see also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Circular Welded NonAlloy Steel Pipe from Taiwan, 57 FR 49454 (November 2, 1992) (collectively, Orders). 2 See Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People’s Republic of China; Certain VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:25 Apr 11, 2023 Jkt 259001 Circular Welded Non Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea; Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes from India; Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Taiwan; Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People’s Republic of China; Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the Republic of Korea; Light Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 87 FR 47711 (August 4, 2022). 3 See Memoranda, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ dated August 30, 2022. 4 See Memoranda, ‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice; and ‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular Welded NonAlloy Steel Pipe from Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (collectively, Preliminary Decision Memoranda). PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22007 versions of the Preliminary Decision Memoranda can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda, Commerce preliminarily determines that SeAH VINA and Vietnam Haiphong did not complete pipe and tube and CWP using Taiwanese HRS in Vietnam, nor did they export pipe and tube or CWP incorporating Taiwan HRS to the United States during the period of inquiry. Accordingly, Commerce is making negative preliminary findings of circumvention of the Orders on a country-wide basis. Verification As provided in 19 CFR 351.307, Commerce may verify information relied upon in making its final determinations. Public Comment Because Commerce intends to conduct verification, a timeline for the submission of case briefs and written comments will be provided to interested parties at a later date.5 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the date for filing case briefs.6 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in these proceedings are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. All submissions should be filed electronically via ACCESS.7 Alternative arrangements for manual filings must be made by contacting the official in charge 5 See 19 CFR 351.309(c). Interested parties will be notified through ACCESS regarding the deadline for submitting case briefs. 6 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). 7 See 19 CFR 351.303. E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1 22008 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 / Notices at least 72 hours before the deadline. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.8 Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226(g)(1). Dated: April 6, 2023. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry V. Period of Circumvention Inquiry VI. Statutory and Regulatory Framework for Circumvention Inquiry VII. Preliminary Circumvention Determination VIII. Verification IX. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–07709 Filed 4–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ask CHIPS Information Collection National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 8 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:25 Apr 11, 2023 Jkt 259001 To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before June 12, 2023. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by email to Nina Argent, Management Analyst, National Institute of Standards and Technology, at PRAcomments@ doc.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0693–0092 in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Cierra Bean, Business Operations Analyst, CHIPS Program Office, askchips@ chips.gov, (202) 815–2677. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: I. Abstract The CHIPS Incentives Program is authorized by Title XCIX—Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283, referred to as the CHIPS Act or Act), as amended by the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117–167). The CHIPS Incentives Program is administered by the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the United States Department of Commerce (Department). The Ask CHIPS web form will be available as a streamlined method for customers to submit requests to meet with the CHIPS team or request a speaker engagement. The information will be used by the CHIPS Program Office to schedule and coordinate engagements with CHIPS stakeholders. Information to be collected includes: Basic customer contact information, details on who they would like to meet with and when/where, as well as CHIPS-related topics they would like to discuss. The data requested is limited to the information necessary to efficiently schedule these engagements and provide the customer with the desired information during these engagements. II. Method of Collection CHIPS engagement meeting requests may be submitted via the web portal at https://askchips.chips.gov/ or submitted via email. The web form submission is the preferred method which the CHIPS program is adopting in order to provide the customer a simple method to provide all information associated with PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 an engagement request in one go (as opposed to time-consuming back-andforth email correspondence). III. Data OMB Control Number: 0693–0092. Form Number(s): None. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 250. Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 21 hours. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $981.89. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117–167) (the Act). IV. Request for Comments We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2023–07608 Filed 4–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-008, A-583-814]


Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan 
and Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Taiwan: Negative 
Preliminary Determinations of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes 
(pipe and tube) and circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) imported 
into the United States during the period of inquiry, January 1, 2017, 
through December 31, 2021, were not completed in the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam (Vietnam) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) manufactured in 
Taiwan, and, therefore, no such imports are circumventing the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on pipe and tube and CWP from Taiwan. We 
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary 
determinations.

DATES: Applicable April 12, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Mayora (Pipe and Tube) or 
Preston Cox and Scarlet Jaldin (CWP), AD/CVD Operations, Offices V and 
VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3053, (202) 482-5041, and (202) 482-
4275, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 7, 1984 and November 2, 1992, Commerce published the orders 
on pipe and tube and CWP from Taiwan, respectively.\1\ On August 4, 
2022, Commerce initiated country-wide circumvention inquiries, pursuant 
to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 
19 CFR 351.226, to determine whether imports of pipe and tube and CWP 
from Vietnam, completed in Vietnam from HRS manufactured in Taiwan, are 
circumventing the Orders.\2\ On August 30, 2022, Commerce selected SeAH 
Steel VINA Corporation (SeAH VINA) and Vietnam Haiphong Hongyuan 
Machinery Manufactory Co., Ltd. (Vietnam Haiphong) as the mandatory 
respondents in these circumvention inquiries.\3\ For a complete 
description of the events that followed the initiation of these 
inquiries, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes 
from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984); see 
also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from Taiwan, 57 FR 49454 (November 2, 1992) 
(collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the 
People's Republic of China; Certain Circular Welded Non Alloy Steel 
Pipe from the Republic of Korea; Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Standard Pipes and Tubes from India; Certain Circular Welded Carbon 
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from Taiwan; Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from 
the People's Republic of China; Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and 
Tube from the Republic of Korea; Light Walled Welded Rectangular 
Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan: Initiation of Circumvention 
Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 87 FR 
47711 (August 4, 2022).
    \3\ See Memoranda, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated August 30, 
2022.
    \4\ See Memoranda, ``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the 
Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice; and 
``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the Circumvention Inquiry of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 
from Taiwan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (collectively, Preliminary Decision Memoranda).
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these Orders are pipe and tube from Taiwan 
and CWP from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of the 
Orders, see each respective Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiries

    These circumvention inquiries cover pipe and tube and CWP completed 
in Vietnam using Taiwan-origin HRS and subsequently exported from 
Vietnam to the United States.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting these circumvention inquiries in accordance 
with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary 
determinations, see the Preliminary Decision Memoranda. A list of 
topics discussed in each Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as 
an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memoranda are 
public documents and are 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, complete versions of the 
Preliminary Decision Memoranda can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments

    As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda, Commerce 
preliminarily determines that SeAH VINA and Vietnam Haiphong did not 
complete pipe and tube and CWP using Taiwanese HRS in Vietnam, nor did 
they export pipe and tube or CWP incorporating Taiwan HRS to the United 
States during the period of inquiry. Accordingly, Commerce is making 
negative preliminary findings of circumvention of the Orders on a 
country-wide basis.

Verification

    As provided in 19 CFR 351.307, Commerce may verify information 
relied upon in making its final determinations.

Public Comment

    Because Commerce intends to conduct verification, a timeline for 
the submission of case briefs and written comments will be provided to 
interested parties at a later date.\5\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to 
issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days 
after the date for filing case briefs.\6\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal 
briefs in these proceedings are encouraged to submit with each 
argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c). Interested parties will be notified 
through ACCESS regarding the deadline for submitting case briefs.
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain 
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list 
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be 
determined.
    All submissions should be filed electronically via ACCESS.\7\ 
Alternative arrangements for manual filings must be made by contacting 
the official in charge

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at least 72 hours before the deadline. Note that Commerce has 
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents 
containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\8\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \8\ 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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Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226(g)(1).

    Dated: April 6, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memoranda

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry
V. Period of Circumvention Inquiry
VI. Statutory and Regulatory Framework for Circumvention Inquiry
VII. Preliminary Circumvention Determination
VIII. Verification
IX. Recommendation

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