82 FR 12798 - Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12798-12800]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04421]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-810 and A-583-815]


Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and 
Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

DATES: Effective March 7, 2017.

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and 
Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping. The magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail is 
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 Compliance, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel 
pipe from South Korea and Taiwan were published on December 30, 
1992.\1\ On

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November 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of initiation of 
the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain welded 
ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order and Clarification of Final 
Determination: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipes From Korea, 57 
FR 62301 (December 30, 1992) and Notice of Amended Final 
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless 
Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea, 60 FR 10064 (February 23, 
1995); see also Amended Final Determination and Antidumping Duty 
Order: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe From Taiwan, 57 FR 62300 
(December 30, 1992).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR 
75808 (November 1, 2016) (Sunset Initiation).
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), the Department 
received a notice of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from 
Bristol Metals LLC,\3\ Felker Brothers Corporation, Marcegaglia USA, 
and Outokumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc. (Domestic Interested Parties), 
within 15 days after the date of publication of the Sunset Initiation. 
Petitioners claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of 
the Act, as domestic producers of the domestic like product.
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    \3\ Bristol Metals was the petitioner during the Less Than Fair 
Value Investigation. See ``Letter from Schagrin Associates to the 
Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary to Commerce, Welded ASTM A-312 
stainless steel pipes from Korea, Fourth Sunset Review: Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 1, 2016 at 2. See 
also ``Letter from Schagrin Associates to the Honorable Penny 
Pritzker, Secretary to Commerce, Welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel 
pipes from Taiwan Fourth Sunset Review: Substantive Response to 
Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 8, 2016 at 2.
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    On December 1, 2016, 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 response from any respondent 
interested parties. As a result, the Department conducted an expedited, 
i.e., 120-day, sunset review of this order pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). On January 
17, 2017, Domestic Interested Parties submitted a letter clarifying 
which U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) numbers were included in 
the import data provided in Exhibit 1 of its substantive responses.\4\
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    \4\ See Letter from Schagrin Associates to the Honorable Penny 
Pritzker, ``Welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipes from Korea and 
Taiwan, Fourth Sunset Review: Clarification of Substantive Response 
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated January 17, 2017.
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Scope of the Orders

South Korea

    The products covered by the order are shipments of welded 
austenitic stainless steel pipe (WSSP) from Korea that meets the 
standards and specifications set forth by the American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the welded form of chromium-nickel 
pipe designated ASTM A-312. WSSP is produced by forming stainless steel 
flat-rolled products into a tubular configuration and welding along the 
seam. WSSP is a commodity product generally used as a conduit to 
transmit liquids or gases. Major applications for WSSP include, but are 
not limited to, digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, 
petrochemical stock lines, brewery process and transport lines, general 
food processing lines, automotive paint lines and paper process 
machines.
    Imports of these products are currently classifiable under the 
following HTSUS subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040, 
7306.40.5065 and 7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS subheadings include 
both pipes and tubes, the scope of the order is limited to welded 
austenitic stainless steel pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes. The written description remains 
dispositive.

Taiwan

    The merchandise subject to the order is welded austenitic stainless 
steel pipe that meets the standards and specifications set forth by the 
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the welded form 
of chromium-nickel pipe designated ASTM A-312. The merchandise covered 
by the scope of the order also includes austenitic welded stainless 
steel pipes made according to standards of other nations, which are 
comparable to ASTM A-312.
    WSSP is produced by forming stainless steel flat-rolled products 
into a tubular configuration and welding along the seam. WSSP is a 
commodity product generally used as a conduit to transmit liquids or 
gases. Major applications for WSSP include, but are not limited to, 
digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical stock 
lines, brewery process and transport lines, general food processing 
lines, automotive paint lines and paper process machines. Imports of 
these products are currently classifiable under the following HTSUS 
subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065 and 
7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS subheadings include both pipes and 
tubes, the scope of the order is limited to welded austenitic stainless 
steel pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum,\5\ 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.
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    \5\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum: Final Results of 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded 
ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and Taiwan, dated 
concurrently with this Federal Register notice.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on Welded ASTM A-312 
Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and the antidumping duty order on 
Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe Taiwan would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping up to the following weighted-
average margins:

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                                                               Weighted-
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                           Country                              margin
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South Korea.................................................       17.14
Taiwan......................................................       31.90
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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

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protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to 
sanction.
    The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

     Dated: March 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary For Enforcement & Compliance.
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