[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46761-46763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21581]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-809, A-201-805; A-580-809, A-583-814 and A-583-008]
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil, Mexico,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and Certain Circular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan: Final Results of Expedited Fourth
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable October 6, 2017.
SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil,
Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping
margins likely to prevail are indicated in the ``Final Results of
Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and
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Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 7, 1984, the Department published the AD Order on certain
circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan.\1\ On
November 2, 1992, the Department published the AD Orders on imports of
certain circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil, the Republic
of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Taiwan, and an amendment to the final
determination of sales at less than fair value for certain circular
welded non-alloy steel pipe from Korea.\2\ On July 17, 2012, the
Department published the notice of continuation of these AD Orders.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from Taiwan: Antidumping Order, 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984).
\2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Circular Non-
Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico,
and Venezuela and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992) (Orders for Brazil, Korea,
Mexico, and Venezuela and Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
from Korea).
\3\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
from India, Thailand, and Turkey; Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan,
and Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from
Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders,
77 FR 41967 (July 17, 2012) (Third Continuation of the AD and CVD
Orders).
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On June 2, 2017, the Department published the notice of initiation
of the sunset reviews of the AD Orders on circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, and certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan.\4\ The AD Order on certain
circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Taiwan was inadvertently not
included in the initiation notice. On June 16, 2017, the Department
published a correction notice.\5\
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\4\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 82 FR
25599 (June 2, 2017).
\5\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review; Correction,
82 FR 27690 (June 16, 2017).
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On June 30, 2017, the Department received complete substantive
responses to the notices of initiation from domestic interested parties
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The
Department received no substantive responses from respondent interested
parties. As a result, the Department conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-
day, sunset review of these AD Orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
Scope of the Orders
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil
The products covered by these orders are circular welded non-alloy
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4
mm (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness,
surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain
end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes and
tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes are intended for
the low pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, and other
liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air conditioning
units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related uses, and
generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications. Standard pipe may also be used
for light load-bearing applications, such as for fence tubing, and as
structural pipe tubing used for framing and support members for
reconstruction or load-bearing purposes in the construction,
shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment, and related industries.
Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in these orders. All carbon
steel pipes and tubes within the physical description outlined above
are included within the scope of these orders, except line pipe, oil
country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe and tube
hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished conduit.
Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that enters
the U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is also
not included in these orders. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, which
is hereby adopted by this notice, provides a full description of the
scope of the order.\6\
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\6\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum:
Final Results of Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from
Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and Certain
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan,'' dated
concurrently with this Federal Register notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Mexico
The products covered by this order are circular welded non-alloy
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4
millimeters (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall
thickness, surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end
finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled).
These pipes and tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes
and are intended for the low pressure conveyance of water, steam,
natural gas, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating
systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other
related uses, and generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications. Standard
pipe may also be used for light load-bearing applications, such as for
fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing used for framing and
support members for reconstruction or load-bearing purposes in the
construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm equipment, and related
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in these orders.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description
outlined above are included within the scope of this order, except line
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished
conduit. Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines is
also not included in this order.
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Korea
The merchandise subject to this review is circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe and tube, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4 mm
(16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, surface
finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain end,
beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes and tubes
are generally known as standard pipes and tubes and are intended for
the low-pressure conveyance of water, steam, natural gas, air, and
other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air-
conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, and other related
uses. Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing
applications, such as for fence tubing, and as structural pipe tubing
used for framing and as support members for reconstruction or load-
bearing purposes in the construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm
equipment, and other related industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is
also included in this order. All carbon-steel pipes and tubes within
the physical description outlined above are included within the scope
of this review except line pipe, oil-country tubular goods, boiler
tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe and tube hollows for redraws, finished
scaffolding, and finished conduit. In accordance with the Department's
Final Negative Determination of Scope Inquiry on
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Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube from Brazil, the
Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Venezuela (61 FR 11608, March 21, 1996),
pipe certified to the API 5L line-pipe specification and pipe certified
to both the API 5L line-pipe specifications and the less-stringent ASTM
A-53 standard-pipe specifications, which falls within the physical
parameters as outlined above, and entered as line pipe of a kind used
for oil and gas pipelines is outside of the scope of the antidumping
duty order.
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Taiwan
The products covered by this order are (1) circular welded non-
alloy steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross section over 114.3
millimeters (4.5 inches), but not over 406.4 millimeters (16 inches) in
outside diameter, with a wall thickness of 1.65 millimeters (0.065
inches) or more, regardless of surface finish (black, galvanized, or
painted), or end-finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded
and coupled); and (2) circular welded non-alloy steel pipes and tubes,
of circular cross-section less than 406.4 millimeters (16 inches), with
a wall thickness of less than 1.65 millimeters (0.065 inches),
regardless of surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted) or end-
finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled).
These pipes and tubes are generally known as standard pipes and tubes
and are intended for the low pressure conveyance of water, steam,
natural gas, air, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating
systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinkling systems, and
other related uses, and generally meet ASTM A-53 specifications.
Standard pipe may also be used for light load-bearing applications,
such as for fence-tubing and as structural pipe tubing used for framing
and support members for construction, or load-bearing purposes in the
construction, shipbuilding, trucking, farm-equipment, and related
industries. Unfinished conduit pipe is also included in this order.
All carbon steel pipes and tubes within the physical description
outlined above are included within the scope of this order, except line
pipe, oil country tubular goods, boiler tubing, mechanical tubing, pipe
and tube hollows for redraws, finished scaffolding, and finished
conduit. Standard pipe that is dual or triple certified/stenciled that
enters the U.S. as line pipe of a kind or used for oil and gas
pipelines is also not included in this investigation.
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Taiwan
The merchandise covered by this order is certain circular welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan, which are defined as: Welded
carbon steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross section, with walls not
thinner than 0.065 inch, and 0.375 inch or more but not over 4.5 inches
in outside diameter. The Issues and Decision Memorandum provides a full
description of the scope of the order.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation, and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. 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
http://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit in Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition,
a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be
accessed directly on the Internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement/. The
signed and electronic versions of the Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain circular
welded non-alloy steel pipe from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, and Taiwan
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. We
determine that the weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail
are up to the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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Brazil...................................................... 103.38
Mexico...................................................... 7.32
Korea....................................................... 1.20
Taiwan...................................................... 27.65
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Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain circular
welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of dumping. We determine that the
weighted average dumping margin likely to prevail is up to the
following percentage:
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Weighted-
average
Country margin
(percent)
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Taiwan...................................................... 8.91
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to the
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.
We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, Performing the Non-exclusive Functions and Duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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