81_FR_75237 81 FR 75028 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From Pakistan: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

81 FR 75028 - Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From Pakistan: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)

Page Range75028-75030
FR Document2016-26113

The U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (circular welded pipe) from Pakistan is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-535-903]


Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From Pakistan: Final 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) determines 
that circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe (circular welded pipe) 
from Pakistan is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States 
at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is 
October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. The final dumping margins 
of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Lindgren, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 8, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary 
Determination.\1\ We invited interested

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parties to submit comments on the Preliminary Determination, but we 
received no comments. Additionally, no party requested a hearing.
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From Pakistan: 
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of 
Provisional Measures, 81 FR 36867 (June 8, 2016) (Preliminary 
Determination).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of the investigation covers circular welded pipe from 
Pakistan. For a complete description of the scope of this 
investigation, see Appendix I.

Analysis of Comments Received

    As noted above, we received no comments since the publication of 
the Preliminary Determination.

Changes Since the Preliminary Determination and Use of Adverse Facts 
Available

    As stated in the Preliminary Determination, we found that the sole 
mandatory respondent, International Industries Limited (IIL) did not 
cooperate to the best of its ability and, accordingly we determined it 
appropriate to apply facts otherwise available with adverse inferences 
in accordance with section 776(a)-(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act). For the purposes of this final determination, the 
Department has made no changes to the Preliminary Determination.

All-Others Rate

    As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, in accordance with 
section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, the Department based the selection of 
the ``All-Others'' rate on the petition rate of 11.80 percent. We have 
made no changes to the selection of this rate for this final 
determination.

Final Determination

    The final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                     Exporter/ Producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Industries Limited............................      11.80.
All-Others..................................................      11.80.
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Disclosure

    The weighted-average dumping margin assigned to IIL in the 
Preliminary Determination was based on adverse facts available. As we 
have made no changes to the margin since the Preliminary Determination, 
no disclosure of calculations is necessary for this final 
determination.

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department 
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of circular welded pipe 
from Pakistan, as described in Appendix I of this notice, which were 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 
8, 2016, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination.
    Further, CBP will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to 
the estimated amount by which the normal value exceeds the U.S. price 
as shown above. Where the subject merchandise under investigation is 
also subject to a concurrent countervailing duty (CVD) investigation, 
we normally instruct CBP to require a cash deposit less the amount of 
any countervailing duties determined to be export subsidies.\2\ In the 
concurrent CVD investigation in this case, the Department did not 
determine any of the countervailable subsidies to be export subsidies. 
Accordingly, in the event that a CVD order is issued and suspension of 
liquidation is resumed in the companion CVD investigation, the 
Department will make no adjustment to the cash deposit rate to account 
for export subsidies.
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    \2\ See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India, 69 FR 
67306, 67307 (November 17, 2004); and Notice of Final Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Critical Circumstances 
Determination: Bottom Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From 
the Republic of Korea, 77 FR 17413 (March 26, 2012).
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International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of the final affirmative 
determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination in this 
proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 
Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the 
domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or 
threatened with material injury by reason of imports of circular welded 
pipe from Pakistan no later than 45 days after this final 
determination. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of 
material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be terminated and 
all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC determines that such 
injury does exist, the Department will issue an antidumping duty order 
directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by the Department, 
antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective 
date of the suspension of liquidation.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
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 notification of the 
return of destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial 
protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 21, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    This investigation covers welded carbon-quality steel pipes and 
tube, of circular cross-section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not 
more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm), regardless of wall 
thickness, surface finish (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end 
finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and 
coupled), or industry specification (e.g., American Society for 
Testing and Materials International (ASTM), proprietary, or other), 
generally known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler 
pipe, and structural pipe (although subject product may also be 
referred to as mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term ``carbon 
quality'' includes products in which:
    (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other 
contained elements;
    (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and
    (c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by 
weight, as indicated:
    (i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
    (ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
    (iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
    (iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
    (v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
    (vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
    (vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
    (viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
    (ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
    (x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
    (xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
    (xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
    (xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
    (xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
    Covered products are generally made to standard O.D. and wall 
thickness combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a standard and/or 
structural specification and to other specifications, such as 
American Petroleum Institute (API) API-5L specification, may also be 
covered by the scope of these investigations. In particular, such 
multi-stenciled merchandise is covered when it meets the physical 
description set forth above, and also has one or more of the

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following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length or less; is less 
than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or 
painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish; or has a threaded 
and/or coupled end finish.
    Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM specifications A53, 
A135, and A795, but can also be made to other specifications. 
Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A252 and 
A500. Standard and structural pipe may also be produced to 
proprietary specifications rather than to industry specifications.
    Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire suppression 
systems and may be made to industry specifications such as ASTM A53 
or to proprietary specifications.
    Fence tubing is included in the scope regardless of 
certification to a specification listed in the exclusions below, and 
can also be made to the ASTM A513 specification. Products that meet 
the physical description set forth above but are made to the 
following nominal outside diameter and wall thickness combinations, 
which are recognized by the industry as typical for fence tubing, 
are included despite being certified to ASTM mechanical tubing 
specifications:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Wall
                                                    thickness
             O.D. in inches (nominal)               in inches     Gage
                                                    (nominal)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.315............................................       0.035         20
1.315............................................       0.047         18
1.315............................................       0.055         17
1.315............................................       0.065         16
1.315............................................       0.072         15
1.315............................................       0.083         14
1.315............................................       0.095         13
1.660............................................       0.055         17
1.660............................................       0.065         16
1.660............................................       0.083         14
1.660............................................       0.095         13
1.660............................................       0.109         12
1.900............................................       0.047         18
1.900............................................       0.055         17
1.900............................................       0.065         16
1.900............................................       0.072         15
1.900............................................       0.095         13
1.900............................................       0.109         12
2.375............................................       0.047         18
2.375............................................       0.055         17
2.375............................................       0.065         16
2.375............................................       0.072         15
2.375............................................       0.095         13
2.375............................................       0.109         12
2.375............................................       0.120         11
2.875............................................       0.109         12
2.875............................................       0.165          8
3.500............................................       0.109         12
3.500............................................       0.165          8
4.000............................................       0.148          9
4.000............................................       0.165          8
4.500............................................       0.203          7
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    The scope of this investigation does not include:
    (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat 
exchangers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not 
cold drawn, which are defined by standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM 
A192;
    (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e., Electrical Rigid Steel 
Conduit (also known as Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical 
Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished Electrical Metallic Tubing, and 
Electrical Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are defined by 
specifications such as American National Standard (ANSI) C80.1-2005, 
ANSI C80.3-2005, or ANSI C80.6-2005, and Underwriters Laboratories 
Inc. (UL) UL-6, UL-797, or UL-1242;
    (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component parts of final, 
finished scaffolding that enter the United States unassembled as a 
``kit.'' A kit is understood to mean a packaged combination of 
component parts that contains, at the time of importation, all of 
the necessary component parts to fully assemble final, finished 
scaffolding;
    (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;
    (e) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications;
    (f) line pipe produced to only API specifications, such as API 
5L, and not multi-stenciled; and
    (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn, other than 
what is included in the above paragraphs.
    The products subject to this investigation are currently 
classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 
7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 
7306.30.5020, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000, 
7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings 
above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. 
The written description of the scope of the investigation is 
dispositive.

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                                                  sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although                                    Wall                           above are provided for convenience and U.S.
                                                  subject product may also be referred to as                     O.D. in                                          Customs purposes only. The written
                                                                                                                                thickness
                                                  mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term                      inches                              Gage        description of the scope of the investigation
                                                                                                                                in inches
                                                  ‘‘carbon quality’’ includes products in which:                (nominal)                                         is dispositive.
                                                                                                                                (nominal)
                                                     (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
                                                  of the other contained elements;                                   1.660              0.065                16   Appendix II
                                                     (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,                    1.660              0.083                14   List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
                                                  by weight; and                                                     1.660              0.095                13   Decision Memorandum
                                                     (c) none of the elements listed below                           1.660              0.109                12
                                                  exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:                     1.900              0.047                18   I. Summary
                                                     (i) 1.80 percent of manganese;                                  1.900              0.055                17   II. Background
                                                     (ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;                                   1.900              0.065                16   III. Scope of the Investigation
                                                     (iii) 1.00 percent of copper;                                   1.900              0.072                15   IV. Margin Calculations
                                                     (iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;                                  1.900              0.095                13   V. Discussion of Issues
                                                     (v) 1.25 percent of chromium;                                   1.900              0.109                12      1. Al Jazeera’s Reported System Weights
                                                     (vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;                                    2.375              0.047                18      2. Al Jazeera’s Pipe Coating Reporting
                                                     (vii) 0.40 percent of lead;                                     2.375              0.055                17      3. Returned Sales in the Home Market
                                                     (viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;                                  2.375              0.065                16         Sales Database
                                                     (ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;                                  2.375              0.072                15      4. Reported Production Quantities
                                                     (x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;                                 2.375              0.095                13      5. Weighted-Average Costs
                                                     (xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;                                   2.375              0.109                12      6. General & Administrative Expense Ratio
                                                     (xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;                                 2.375              0.120                11   [FR Doc. 2016–26108 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]
                                                     (xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or                             2.875              0.109                12   BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                     (xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.                                2.875              0.165                 8
                                                     Covered products are generally made to                          3.500              0.109                12
                                                  standard O.D. and wall thickness                                   3.500              0.165                 8   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a                            4.000              0.148                 9
                                                  standard and/or structural specification and                       4.000              0.165                 8   International Trade Administration
                                                  to other specifications, such as American                          4.500              0.203                 7
                                                  Petroleum Institute (API) API–5L                                                                                [A–535–903]
                                                  specification, may also be covered by the                  The scope of this investigation does not
                                                  scope of these investigations. In particular,           include:                                                Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
                                                  such multi-stenciled merchandise is covered                (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers,                Pipe From Pakistan: Final Affirmative
                                                  when it meets the physical description set              superheaters, heat exchangers, refining                 Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                  forth above, and also has one or more of the            furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or              Fair Value
                                                  following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length         not cold drawn, which are defined by
                                                  or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in             standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM                     AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or               A192;                                                   International Trade Administration,
                                                  painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish;           (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e.,               U.S. Department of Commerce.
                                                  or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish.            Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as
                                                     Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM                                                                     SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
                                                                                                          Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical
                                                  specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can                                                                     Commerce (the Department) determines
                                                                                                          Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished
                                                  also be made to other specifications.                   Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical              that circular welded carbon-quality steel
                                                  Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM               Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are                   pipe (circular welded pipe) from
                                                  specifications A252 and A500. Standard and              defined by specifications such as American              Pakistan is being, or is likely to be, sold
                                                  structural pipe may also be produced to                 National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI               in the United States at less than fair
                                                  proprietary specifications rather than to               C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and                     value (LTFV). The period of
                                                  industry specifications.                                Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6,
                                                     Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire                                                                investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014,
                                                                                                          UL–797, or UL–1242;                                     through September 30, 2015. The final
                                                  suppression systems and may be made to
                                                                                                             (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component            dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
                                                  industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or
                                                                                                          parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter
                                                  to proprietary specifications.                                                                                  listed below in the ‘‘Final
                                                                                                          the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A
                                                     Fence tubing is included in the scope
                                                                                                          kit is understood to mean a packaged                    Determination’’ section of this notice.
                                                  regardless of certification to a specification                                                                  DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.
                                                                                                          combination of component parts that
                                                  listed in the exclusions below, and can also
                                                                                                          contains, at the time of importation, all of the        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  be made to the ASTM A513 specification.
                                                                                                          necessary component parts to fully assemble             David Lindgren, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                  Products that meet the physical description
                                                                                                          final, finished scaffolding;                            Office VII, Enforcement and
                                                  set forth above but are made to the following
                                                  nominal outside diameter and wall thickness                (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;             Compliance, International Trade
                                                  combinations, which are recognized by the                  (e) oil country tubular goods produced to
                                                                                                          API specifications;
                                                                                                                                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                  industry as typical for fence tubing, are                                                                       Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
                                                  included despite being certified to ASTM                   (f) line pipe produced to only API
                                                                                                          specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi-          Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
                                                  mechanical tubing specifications:
                                                                                                          stenciled; and                                          telephone: (202) 482–3870.
                                                                                                             (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                         Wall
                                                      O.D. in                                             drawn, other than what is included in the
                                                                      thickness                                                                                   Background
                                                       inches                               Gage          above paragraphs.
                                                                      in inches
                                                     (nominal)                                               The products subject to this investigation
                                                                      (nominal)                                                                                     On June 8, 2016, the Department
                                                                                                          are currently classifiable in Harmonized                published the Preliminary
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                                                           1.315              0.035                  20   Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)            Determination.1 We invited interested
                                                           1.315              0.047                  18   statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010,
                                                           1.315              0.055                  17   7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,                  1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
                                                           1.315              0.065                  16   7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,
                                                                                                                                                                  From Pakistan: Affirmative Preliminary
                                                           1.315              0.072                  15   7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,               Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
                                                           1.315              0.083                  14   7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,               Postponement of Final Determination and
                                                           1.315              0.095                  13   7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050,               Extension of Provisional Measures, 81 FR 36867
                                                           1.660              0.055                  17   and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings                 (June 8, 2016) (Preliminary Determination).



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                                                  parties to submit comments on the                        will instruct U.S. Customs and Border                     Notification Regarding Administrative
                                                  Preliminary Determination, but we                        Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend                   Protective Orders
                                                  received no comments. Additionally, no                   liquidation of all appropriate entries of                    This notice serves as a reminder to
                                                  party requested a hearing.                               circular welded pipe from Pakistan, as                    parties subject to an administrative
                                                                                                           described in Appendix I of this notice,                   protective order (APO) of their
                                                  Scope of the Investigation
                                                                                                           which were entered, or withdrawn from                     responsibility concerning the
                                                    The scope of the investigation covers                  warehouse, for consumption on or after                    disposition of proprietary information
                                                  circular welded pipe from Pakistan. For                  June 8, 2016, the date of publication of                  disclosed under APO in accordance
                                                  a complete description of the scope of                   the Preliminary Determination.                            with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                                  this investigation, see Appendix I.                         Further, CBP will instruct CBP to
                                                                                                                                                                     notification of the return of destruction
                                                  Analysis of Comments Received                            require a cash deposit equal to the
                                                                                                                                                                     of APO materials, or conversion to
                                                                                                           estimated amount by which the normal
                                                    As noted above, we received no                                                                                   judicial protective order, is hereby
                                                                                                           value exceeds the U.S. price as shown
                                                  comments since the publication of the                                                                              requested. Failure to comply with the
                                                                                                           above. Where the subject merchandise
                                                  Preliminary Determination.                                                                                         regulations and the terms of an APO is
                                                                                                           under investigation is also subject to a
                                                                                                                                                                     a sanctionable violation.
                                                  Changes Since the Preliminary                            concurrent countervailing duty (CVD)                         This determination is issued and
                                                  Determination and Use of Adverse                         investigation, we normally instruct CBP                   published in accordance with sections
                                                  Facts Available                                          to require a cash deposit less the                        735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
                                                                                                           amount of any countervailing duties
                                                    As stated in the Preliminary                           determined to be export subsidies.2 In                      Dated: October 21, 2016.
                                                  Determination, we found that the sole                    the concurrent CVD investigation in this                  Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                  mandatory respondent, International                      case, the Department did not determine                    Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                  Industries Limited (IIL) did not                         any of the countervailable subsidies to                   and Compliance.
                                                  cooperate to the best of its ability and,                be export subsidies. Accordingly, in the
                                                  accordingly we determined it                                                                                       Appendix I
                                                                                                           event that a CVD order is issued and
                                                  appropriate to apply facts otherwise                     suspension of liquidation is resumed in                   Scope of the Investigation
                                                  available with adverse inferences in                     the companion CVD investigation, the                         This investigation covers welded carbon-
                                                  accordance with section 776(a)–(b) of                    Department will make no adjustment to                     quality steel pipes and tube, of circular cross-
                                                  the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                  the cash deposit rate to account for                      section, with an outside diameter (O.D.) not
                                                  Act). For the purposes of this final                     export subsidies.                                         more than nominal 16 inches (406.4 mm),
                                                  determination, the Department has                                                                                  regardless of wall thickness, surface finish
                                                  made no changes to the Preliminary                         International Trade Commission                          (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end
                                                  Determination.                                             Notification                                            finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved,
                                                                                                                                                                     threaded, or threaded and coupled), or
                                                  All-Others Rate                                               In accordance with section 735(d) of                 industry specification (e.g., American Society
                                                                                                             the Act, we will notify the U.S.                        for Testing and Materials International
                                                     As discussed in the Preliminary                         International Trade Commission (ITC) of                 (ASTM), proprietary, or other), generally
                                                  Determination, in accordance with                          the final affirmative determination of                  known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube,
                                                  section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, the                       sales at LTFV. Because the final                        sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe (although
                                                  Department based the selection of the                      determination in this proceeding is                     subject product may also be referred to as
                                                  ‘‘All-Others’’ rate on the petition rate of                affirmative, in accordance with section                 mechanical tubing). Specifically, the term
                                                  11.80 percent. We have made no                             735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make                 ‘‘carbon quality’’ includes products in which:
                                                  changes to the selection of this rate for                  its final determination as to whether the                  (a) Iron predominates, by weight, over each
                                                  this final determination.                                                                                          of the other contained elements;
                                                                                                             domestic industry in the United States                     (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less,
                                                  Final Determination                                        is materially injured, or threatened with               by weight; and
                                                     The final weighted-average dumping                      material injury by reason of imports of                    (c) none of the elements listed below
                                                  margins are as follows:                                    circular welded pipe from Pakistan no                   exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
                                                                                                             later than 45 days after this final                        (i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
                                                                                                                                                                        (ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
                                                                                                  Weighted- determination. If the ITC determines
                                                               Exporter/                           average   that material injury or threat of material                 (iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
                                                               Producer                             margin   injury does not exist, the proceeding                      (iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
                                                                                                  (percent)                                                             (v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
                                                                                                             will be terminated and all cash deposits
                                                                                                                                                                        (vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
                                                  International Industries Limited ..                 11.80.
                                                                                                             will be refunded. If the ITC determines                    (vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
                                                  All-Others ....................................     11.80. that such injury does exist, the                           (viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
                                                                                                             Department will issue an antidumping                       (ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
                                                  Disclosure                                                 duty order directing CBP to assess, upon                   (x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
                                                                                                             further instruction by the Department,                     (xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
                                                     The weighted-average dumping                            antidumping duties on all imports of the                   (xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
                                                  margin assigned to IIL in the                              subject merchandise entered, or                            (xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
                                                  Preliminary Determination was based                        withdrawn from warehouse, for                              (xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
                                                  on adverse facts available. As we have                                                                                Covered products are generally made to
                                                                                                             consumption on or after the effective
                                                  made no changes to the margin since the date of the suspension of liquidation.                                     standard O.D. and wall thickness
                                                                                                                                                                     combinations. Pipe multi-stenciled to a
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                                                  Preliminary Determination, no
                                                                                                                                                                     standard and/or structural specification and
                                                  disclosure of calculations is necessary                      2 See, e.g., Notice of Final Determination of Sales
                                                                                                                                                                     to other specifications, such as American
                                                  for this final determination.                              at Less Than Fair Value: Carbazole Violet Pigment       Petroleum Institute (API) API–5L
                                                                                                           23 From India, 69 FR 67306, 67307 (November 17,
                                                  Continuation of Suspension of                            2004); and Notice of Final Determination of Sales
                                                                                                                                                                     specification, may also be covered by the
                                                  Liquidation                                              at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Critical             scope of these investigations. In particular,
                                                                                                           Circumstances Determination: Bottom Mount                 such multi-stenciled merchandise is covered
                                                    In accordance with section                             Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From the                when it meets the physical description set
                                                  735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department                  Republic of Korea, 77 FR 17413 (March 26, 2012).          forth above, and also has one or more of the



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                                                  75030                               Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices

                                                  following characteristics: Is 32 feet in length              Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit and Electrical         Operations, Office II, Enforcement and
                                                  or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in                  Rigid Metal Steel Conduit), Finished                  Compliance, International Trade
                                                  outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or                    Electrical Metallic Tubing, and Electrical            Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                  painted (e.g., polyester coated) surface finish;             Intermediate Metal Conduit, which are
                                                  or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish.
                                                                                                                                                                     Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                                                                               defined by specifications such as American
                                                     Standard pipe is ordinarily made to ASTM                  National Standard (ANSI) C80.1–2005, ANSI             NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
                                                  specifications A53, A135, and A795, but can                  C80.3–2005, or ANSI C80.6–2005, and                   (202) 482–6345 and (202) 482–5518,
                                                  also be made to other specifications.                        Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) UL–6,             respectively.
                                                  Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM                    UL–797, or UL–1242;                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  specifications A252 and A500. Standard and                      (c) finished scaffolding, i.e., component
                                                  structural pipe may also be produced to                      parts of final, finished scaffolding that enter       Background
                                                  proprietary specifications rather than to                    the United States unassembled as a ‘‘kit.’’ A
                                                  industry specifications.                                                                                             On June 8, 2016, the Department
                                                                                                               kit is understood to mean a packaged
                                                     Sprinkler pipe is designed for sprinkler fire                                                                   published the Preliminary
                                                                                                               combination of component parts that
                                                  suppression systems and may be made to                       contains, at the time of importation, all of the      Determination.1 A summary of the
                                                  industry specifications such as ASTM A53 or                  necessary component parts to fully assemble           events that occurred since the
                                                  to proprietary specifications.                               final, finished scaffolding;                          Department published the Preliminary
                                                     Fence tubing is included in the scope                        (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing;           Determination, as well as a full
                                                  regardless of certification to a specification                  (e) oil country tubular goods produced to          discussion of the issues raised by parties
                                                  listed in the exclusions below, and can also                 API specifications;
                                                  be made to the ASTM A513 specification.                                                                            for this final determination, may be
                                                                                                                  (f) line pipe produced to only API                 found in the Issues and Decision
                                                  Products that meet the physical description
                                                                                                               specifications, such as API 5L, and not multi-        Memorandum, which is hereby adopted
                                                  set forth above but are made to the following
                                                                                                               stenciled; and
                                                  nominal outside diameter and wall thickness                                                                        by this notice.2
                                                                                                                  (g) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-
                                                  combinations, which are recognized by the
                                                                                                               drawn, other than what is included in the             Scope of the Investigation
                                                  industry as typical for fence tubing, are
                                                                                                               above paragraphs.
                                                  included despite being certified to ASTM                                                                             The scope of the investigation covers
                                                                                                                  The products subject to this investigation
                                                  mechanical tubing specifications:                                                                                  CWP from the UAE. For a complete
                                                                                                               are currently classifiable in Harmonized
                                                                                                               Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)          description of the scope of the
                                                                                       Wall                                                                          investigation, see Appendix I.
                                                           O.D. in                  thickness                  statistical reporting numbers 7306.19.1010,
                                                            inches                                  Gage       7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150,
                                                                                    in inches                                                                        Scope Comments
                                                          (nominal)                                            7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020,
                                                                                    (nominal)
                                                                                                               7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,               In the Preliminary Determination, the
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.035             20   7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090,             Department set aside a period of time
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.047             18   7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050,             for parties to address scope issues in
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.055             17   and 7306.50.5070. The HTSUS subheadings               case briefs or other written comments
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.065             16   above are provided for convenience and U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                     on scope issues. No interested parties
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.072             15   Customs purposes only. The written
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.083             14   description of the scope of the investigation         submitted scope comments in case or
                                                  1.315   .......................       0.095             13   is dispositive.                                       rebuttal briefs; therefore, for this final
                                                  1.660   .......................       0.055             17                                                         determination, the scope of this
                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2016–26113 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  1.660   .......................       0.065             16                                                         investigation remains unchanged from
                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                  1.660   .......................       0.083             14                                                         that published in the Preliminary
                                                  1.660   .......................       0.095             13                                                         Determination.
                                                  1.660   .......................       0.109             12
                                                  1.900   .......................       0.047             18   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                Analysis of Comments Received
                                                  1.900   .......................       0.055             17                                                           All issues raised in the case and
                                                  1.900   .......................       0.065             16   International Trade Administration
                                                                                                                                                                     rebuttal briefs by parties in this
                                                  1.900   .......................       0.072             15   [A–520–807]
                                                  1.900   .......................       0.095             13                                                         investigation are addressed in the Issues
                                                  1.900   .......................       0.109             12                                                         and Decision Memorandum. A list of
                                                                                                               Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel                  the issues raised is attached to this
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.047             18
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.055             17
                                                                                                               Pipe From the United Arab Emirates:                   notice as Appendix II. The Issues and
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.065             16   Final Determination of Sales at Less                  Decision Memorandum is a public
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.072             15   Than Fair Value                                       document and is on file electronically
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.095             13                                                         via Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.109             12   AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                               International Trade Administration,                   Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                  2.375   .......................       0.120             11
                                                  2.875   .......................       0.109             12   Department of Commerce                                Centralized Electronic Service System
                                                  2.875   .......................       0.165              8   SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                   (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
                                                  3.500   .......................       0.109             12   (the Department) determines that                      registered users at https://
                                                  3.500   .......................       0.165              8   circular welded carbon-quality steel                  access.trade.gov and it is available to all
                                                  4.000   .......................       0.148              9   pipe (CWP) from the United Arab                       parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                  4.000   .......................       0.165              8   Emirates (UAE) is being, or is likely to
                                                  4.500   .......................       0.203              7                                                            1 See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe
                                                                                                               be, sold in the United States at less than
                                                                                                                                                                     From the United Arab Emirates: Affirmative
                                                    The scope of this investigation does not                   fair value (LTFV). The period of                      Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                  include:                                                     investigation (POI) is October 1, 2014,               Fair Value and Postponement of Final
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                                                    (a) Pipe suitable for use in boilers,                      through September 30, 2015. The final                 Determination, 81 FR 36881 (June 8, 2016)
                                                  superheaters, heat exchangers, refining                      dumping margins of sales at LTFV are                  (Preliminary Determination).
                                                                                                                                                                        2 See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
                                                  furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or                   listed below in the ‘‘Final                           ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
                                                  not cold drawn, which are defined by                         Determination’’ section of this notice.               Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-
                                                  standards such as ASTM A178 or ASTM                                                                                Value Investigation of Circular Welded Carbon-
                                                                                                               DATES: Effective October 28, 2016.
                                                  A192;                                                                                                              Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab Emirates,’’
                                                    (b) finished electrical conduit, i.e.,                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and
                                                  Electrical Rigid Steel Conduit (also known as                Blaine Wiltse or Manuel Rey, AD/CVD                   Decision Memorandum).



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Document Created: 2018-02-13 16:39:40
Document Modified: 2018-02-13 16:39:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective October 28, 2016.
ContactDavid Lindgren, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 3870.
FR Citation81 FR 75028 

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