Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 83909-83910 [2023-26470]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 230 / Friday, December 1, 2023 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Griffith, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6430. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 1, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD order on PC strand from Ukraine.1 On June 30, 2023, Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corporation (collectively, the petitioners) submitted a timely request that Commerce conduct an administrative review.2 On August 3, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of administrative review with respect to imports of PC strand exported and/or produced by PJSC Stalkanat, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).3 On August 7, 2023, PJSC Stalkanat filed a no shipments certification for the POR.4 On August 17, 2023, we placed on the record U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for entries of PC strand from Ukraine during the POR, and invited interested parties to comment.5 On August 24, 2023, PJSC Stalkanat submitted comments on the CBP data. No interested party submitted rebuttal comments to Commerce. On September 21, 2023, Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind the instant review, in whole, because there were no eligible reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise by PJSC Stalkanat during the POR and invited interested parties to comment.6 PJSC Stalkanat submitted comments in favor of recission.7 No other interested party submitted comments to Commerce. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 35835 (June 1, 2023). 2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Request for Initiation of Second Administrative Review,’’ dated June 30, 2023. 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 51271 (August 3, 2023). 4 See PJSC Stalkanat’s Letter, ‘‘No Shipments Certification,’’ dated August 7, 2023. 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection Query and Comment Period Deadline,’’ dated August 17, 2023. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,’’ dated September 21, 2023. 7 See PJSC Stalkanat’s Letter, ‘‘Comments on Recission,’’ dated September 22, 2023. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Nov 30, 2023 Jkt 262001 83909 Rescission of Review Notification to Interested Parties Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce’s practice to rescind an administrative review of an AD order when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.8 Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD assessment rate calculated for the review period.9 Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be at least one reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the AD assessment rate calculated for the review period.10 As noted above, there were no eligible reviewable entries of subject merchandise for PJSC Stalkanat during the POR. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise eligible for review during the POR, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review, in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Assessment Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice serves as the only 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)(3). Timely written 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. 8 See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021–2022, 88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut- to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020–2021, 88 FR 4157 (January 24, 2023). 9 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 10 See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: November 27, 2023. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2023–26410 Filed 11–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–475–839, A–570–067, A–583–863] Forged Steel Fittings From the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First 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 U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on forged steel fittings from the People’s Republic of China (China), Taiwan, and Italy would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset Reviews’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable December 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5973. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On September 24, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD order on forged steel fittings from Taiwan,1 and subsequently published AD orders for the same product from China and Italy on November 26, 2018.2 On August 18, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, 1 See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 48280 (Sept 24, 2018) (Taiwan FSF Order). 2 See Forged Steel Fittings from Italy and the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 60397 (November 26, 2018) (collectively, the Orders). E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 83910 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 230 / Friday, December 1, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).3 On August 16, 2023, Commerce received notices of intent to participate in these reviews from Bonney Forge Corporation (Bonney Forge), Phoenix Forge Group d/b/a Capitol Manufacturing Company, LLC (Capitol Manufacturing Company), and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) (collectively, the domestic interested parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4 Bonney Forge and Capitol Manufacturing Company claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of the domestic like product in the United States. The USW is a certified labor union whose members include workers at the facilities in which the domestic like product is produced and is therefore an interested party within the meaning of section 771(9)(D) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(17). On August 31, 2023, Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested parties.5 We received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties. On September 20, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive substantive responses from any respondent interested parties.6 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders. 3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 50110 (August 18, 2023). 4 See Bonney Forge, Capitol Manufacturing, and USW’s Letters, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Italy;’’ ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan;’’ and ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from China,’’ all dated August 16, 2023. 5 See Bonney Forge, Capitol Manufacturing, and USW’s Letters, ‘‘First Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,’’ (Substantive Response—Italy); ‘‘First Five- Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation’’ (Substantive Response—Taiwan); and ‘‘First Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from China: Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation’’ (Substantive Response— China),’’ all dated August 31, 2023. 6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for August 2023,’’ dated September 20, 2023. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 Nov 30, 2023 Jkt 262001 Scope of the Orders The products covered by these Orders are forged steel fittings from China, Taiwan, and Italy. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.7 Analysis of Comments Received A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.8 A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 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 directly accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Final Results of Sunset Reviews Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighedaverage margins up to 142.72 percent for China, up to 116.17 percent for Taiwan, and up to 80.2 percent for Italy.9 Administrative Protective Orders This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties subject to an 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. 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 violation which is subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Forged Steel Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Italy,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 8 See generally Issues and Decision Memorandum. 9 Id. at 9. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii). Dated: November 27, 2023. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy 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 1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping 2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely To Prevail VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–26470 Filed 11–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–351–859] Brass Rod From Brazil: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that brass rod from Brazil is being, or likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. SUMMARY: DATES: Applicable December 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Cott or Thomas Schauer, AD/ CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4270 or (202) 482–0410, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-839, A-570-067, A-583-863]


Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China, 
Taiwan, and Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First 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 U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on forged steel fittings from the People's 
Republic of China (China), Taiwan, and Italy would be likely to lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in 
the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable December 1, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 24, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the AD order on forged steel fittings from Taiwan,\1\ and subsequently 
published AD orders for the same product from China and Italy on 
November 26, 2018.\2\ On August 18, 2023, Commerce published the notice 
of initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders,

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pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\3\
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    \1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty 
Order, 83 FR 48280 (Sept 24, 2018) (Taiwan FSF Order).
    \2\ See Forged Steel Fittings from Italy and the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 60397 (November 
26, 2018) (collectively, the Orders).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 50110 
(August 18, 2023).
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    On August 16, 2023, Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate in these reviews from Bonney Forge Corporation (Bonney 
Forge), Phoenix Forge Group d/b/a Capitol Manufacturing Company, LLC 
(Capitol Manufacturing Company), and the United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service 
Workers International Union (USW) (collectively, the domestic 
interested parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ Bonney Forge and Capitol Manufacturing Company 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as 
producers of the domestic like product in the United States. The USW is 
a certified labor union whose members include workers at the facilities 
in which the domestic like product is produced and is therefore an 
interested party within the meaning of section 771(9)(D) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.102(b)(17). On August 31, 2023, Commerce received adequate 
substantive responses from the domestic interested parties.\5\ We 
received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties.
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    \4\ See Bonney Forge, Capitol Manufacturing, and USW's Letters, 
``Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Italy;'' 
``Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan;'' and 
``Notice of Intent to Participate in the Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from China,'' all 
dated August 16, 2023.
    \5\ See Bonney Forge, Capitol Manufacturing, and USW's Letters, 
``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on 
Forged Steel Fittings from Italy: Domestic Interested Parties' 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' (Substantive 
Response--Italy); ``First Five- Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: 
Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation'' (Substantive Response--Taiwan); and ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel 
Fittings from China: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation'' (Substantive Response--China),'' 
all dated August 31, 2023.
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    On September 20, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive substantive responses from any 
respondent interested parties.\6\ 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for August 2023,'' 
dated September 20, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these Orders are forged steel fittings from 
China, Taiwan, and Italy. For a full description of the scope, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Forged Steel Fittings from the People's 
Republic of China, Taiwan, and Italy,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews 
is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ A 
list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is 
included 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 directly accessed 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \8\ See generally Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighed-average margins up 
to 142.72 percent for China, up to 116.17 percent for Taiwan, and up to 
80.2 percent for Italy.\9\
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    \9\ Id. at 9.
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Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties 
subject to an 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. 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 violation which is subject to 
sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: November 27, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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