Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From India: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 24386-24387 [2023-08365]

Download as PDF 24386 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 76 / Thursday, April 20, 2023 / Notices Estimated Number of Respondents: 300,000. Estimated Time per Response: Varied, dependent upon the data collection method used. The possible response time to complete a questionnaire or survey may be 3 minutes or up to 2 hours to participate in an interview or focus group. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27,725. Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: Zero. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Affected Public: Collections will be targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future. For the purposes of this request, ‘‘customers’’ are individuals, businesses, and organizations that interact with a Federal Government agency or program, either directly or via a Federal contractor. This could include individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit organizations; not-forprofit institutions; State, local or tribal governments; Federal government; and Universities. IV. Request for Comments ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board International Trade Administration [C–533–874] [B–29–2023] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 7, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AbbVie Ltd.; (Pharmaceutical Products); Barceloneta, Puerto Rico AbbVie Ltd., submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico within Subzone 7I. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on April 10, 2023. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/ component(s) and specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board’s website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. The proposed finished product(s) and material(s)/component(s) would be added to the production authority that the Board previously approved for the operation, as reflected on the Board’s website. The proposed finished product is RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) tablets (dutyfree). The proposed foreign-status material is upadacitinib active pharmaceutical ingredient (duty rate 6.5%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is May 30, 2023. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. Dated: April 14, 2023. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–08301 Filed 4–19–23; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2023–08327 Filed 4–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P BILLING CODE 3510–17–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Apr 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From India: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from India would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable April 20, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6274. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On February 1, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Order on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from India.1 On January 3, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, in accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 On January 17, 2023, Commerce received a timely notice of intent to participate from ArcelorMittal Tubular Products, Michigan Seamless Tube LLC, PTC Alliance Corp., Webco Industries, Inc., and Zekelman Industries, Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested parties).3 The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a group of domestic producers engaged in 1 See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People’s Republic of China and India: Countervailing Duty Orders, 83 FR 4637 (February 1, 2018) (Order); see also Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People’s Republic of China and India: Countervailing Duty Orders; Correction, 86 FR 30595 (June 9, 2021). 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 63 (January 3, 2023). 3 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Domestic Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated January 17, 2023. E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 76 / Thursday, April 20, 2023 / Notices the production of cold-drawn mechanical tubing in the United States. On February 1, 2023, Commerce received a timely and adequate substantive response from the domestic interested parties.4 We received no substantive responses from any other interested parties, including the Government of India, nor was a hearing requested. On February 24, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.5 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order. Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the Order is certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel. For a complete description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.6 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and 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 accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Final Results of Sunset Review ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive Response,’’ dated February 1, 2023 (Substantive Response). 5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for January 2023,’’ dated February 24, 2023. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Apr 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. Commerce also determines that Goodluck India Limited ......... 8.07 one mandatory respondent did not make Tube Investments of India Limited ............................... 42.77 sales of subject merchandise at less than All Others .............................. 22.63 normal value during the POR. DATES: Applicable April 20, 2023. Administrative Protective Order (APO) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This notice serves as the only Christopher Williams or Thomas reminder to parties subject to an APO of Schauer, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, their responsibility concerning the Enforcement and Compliance, destruction of proprietary information International Trade Administration, disclosed under APO in accordance U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, notification of the return or destruction DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5166 or of APO materials or conversion to (202) 482–0410, respectively. judicial protective order is hereby SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: requested. Failure to comply with the Background regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. On November 1, 2022, Commerce Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Producer/exporter Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218. Dated: April 14, 2023. 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 Order IV. History of Order V. Legal Framework VI. Discussion of the Issues 1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Countervailable Subsidies 2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates That Are Likely To Prevail 3. Nature of the Subsidies VII. Final Results of Sunset Review VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–08365 Filed 4–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Pursuant to sections 751I(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates listed below: 24387 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–580–883] Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020–2021 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the 2020–2021 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).1 This review covers 14 producers/exporters of the subject merchandise, Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel), POSCO,2 and 12 non-selected companies. We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results.3 On December 1, 2022, we received case briefs from the petitioners 4 and from the mandatory respondents, Hyundai Steel and POSCO.5 On December 15, 2022, the petitioners and Hyundai Steel submitted rebuttal briefs.6 On February 2, 2023, 1 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020– 2021, 87 FR 65744 (November 1, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 Commerce treated POSCO and POSCO International Corporation (PIC) as a single entity in the most recently completed review. See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019–2020, 86 FR 59985 (October 29, 2021), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 6–13, unchanged in Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019–2020, 87 FR 12660 (March 7, 2022). Therefore, we continue to treat POSCO and PIC as a single entity in this review; no party commented on this treatment. 3 See Preliminary Results, 87 FR at 65745. 4 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Case Brief,’’ dated December 1, 2022. The petitioners are SSAB Enterprises, LLC, and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (collectively, the petitioners). 5 See Hyundai Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Hyundai Steel’s Case Brief,’’ dated December 1, 2022; and POSCO’s Letter, ‘‘POSCO/PIC’s Case Brief,’’ dated December 1, 2022. 6 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated December 15, 2022; see also Hyundai Steel’s Letter, ‘‘Hyundai Steel’s Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated December 15, 2022. E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24386-24387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08365]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-874]


Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
From India: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical 
tubing) from India would be likely to lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 20, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 1, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
Order on cold-drawn mechanical tubing from India.\1\ On January 3, 
2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset 
review of the Order, in accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On January 17, 2023, Commerce 
received a timely notice of intent to participate from ArcelorMittal 
Tubular Products, Michigan Seamless Tube LLC, PTC Alliance Corp., Webco 
Industries, Inc., and Zekelman Industries, Inc. (collectively, the 
domestic interested parties).\3\ The domestic interested parties 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
group of domestic producers engaged in

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the production of cold-drawn mechanical tubing in the United States.
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    \1\ See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy 
Steel from the People's Republic of China and India: Countervailing 
Duty Orders, 83 FR 4637 (February 1, 2018) (Order); see also Certain 
Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the 
People's Republic of China and India: Countervailing Duty Orders; 
Correction, 86 FR 30595 (June 9, 2021).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 63 
(January 3, 2023).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic 
Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated January 
17, 2023.
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    On February 1, 2023, Commerce received a timely and adequate 
substantive response from the domestic interested parties.\4\ We 
received no substantive responses from any other interested parties, 
including the Government of India, nor was a hearing requested. On 
February 24, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response 
from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' dated February 1, 2023 
(Substantive Response).
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for January 2023,'' 
dated February 24, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is certain cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel. For a complete description 
of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of 
Carbon and Alloy Steel from India,'' 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 sunset review are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by 
this notice. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and 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 accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751I(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
listed below:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                      (percent  ad
                                                             valorem)
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Goodluck India Limited..................................            8.07
Tube Investments of India Limited.......................           42.77
All Others..............................................           22.63
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 
Timely 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

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: April 14, 2023.
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 Order
IV. History of Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Countervailable 
Subsidies
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates That Are Likely To Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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