82_FR_21600 82 FR 21512 - Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing From Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

82 FR 21512 - Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing From Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 88 (May 9, 2017)

Page Range21512-21513
FR Document2017-09355

As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from Taiwan (steel tubing) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping. Further, the magnitude of the margin of dumping that are likely to prevail is identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21512-21513]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-09355]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-803]


Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing From Taiwan: 
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on light-walled welded rectangular carbon steel tubing from 
Taiwan (steel tubing) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence 
of dumping. Further, the magnitude of the margin of dumping that are 
likely to prevail is identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Effective May 9, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Cartsos or Minoo Hatten, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1757 and (202) 
482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 27, 1989, the Department published the AD order on steel 
tubing from Taiwan.\1\ On January 3, 2017, the Department published the 
notice of initiation of the fourth sunset review of the AD order on 
steel tubing,\2\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ Antidumping Duty Order; Light-Walled Welded Rectangular 
Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan, 54 FR 12467 (March 27, 1989).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 82 FR 84 
(January 3, 2017) (Initiation).
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    On January 10, 2017, the Department received a notice of intent to 
participate on behalf of Atlas Tube, Bull Moose Tube, and Searing 
Industries (collectively, the domestic interested parties) within the 
15-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic 
interested parties claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers in the United States of a 
domestic like product.
    On February 2, 2017, the Department received a complete substantive 
response to the Initiation from the domestic interested parties within 
the 30-day period, specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ We received 
no substantive responses from respondent interested parties. As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-
day) sunset review of the AD order on steel tubing from Taiwan.
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    \3\ See Letter from domestic interested parties regarding 
``Light-Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from 
Taiwan, Fourth Sunset Review: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated February 2, 2017.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is light-walled welded carbon 
steel pipe and tube of rectangular (including square) cross-section 
having a wall thickness of less than 0.156 inch. This merchandise is 
classified under item number 7306.61.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule (HTS). It was formerly classified under item number 
7306.60.5000. The HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only. The written product description remains 
dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the 
margin of dumping likely to prevail if the order is revoked, are 
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\ The Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
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    \4\ See Memorandum from Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary 
Gary Taverman to Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald K. Lorentzen 
entitled, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of 
the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).

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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the AD order on steel 
tubing from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the margin of dumping 
likely to prevail if the AD order is revoked would be up to 40.97 
percent.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to the parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of propriety information disclosed 
under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

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

    Dated: May 3, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary For Enforcement and Compliance.
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                                                  Assessment                                              Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat Pazzarlam                     the United States of a domestic like
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2017–09356 Filed 5–8–17; 8:45 am]              product.
                                                     The Department will instruct U.S.
                                                  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                    On February 2, 2017, the Department
                                                  assess countervailing duties on all                                                                             received a complete substantive
                                                  appropriate entries. For the seventeen                                                                          response to the Initiation from the
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  domestic interested parties within the
                                                  companies named in Appendix I for
                                                  which these reviews are rescinded,                      International Trade Administration                      30-day period, specified in 19 CFR
                                                  countervailing duties shall be assessed                                                                         351.218(d)(3)(i).3 We received no
                                                  at rates equal to the cash deposit of                   [A–583–803]                                             substantive responses from respondent
                                                  estimated countervailing duties required                                                                        interested parties. As a result, pursuant
                                                  at the time of entry, or withdrawal from                Light-Walled Welded Rectangular                         to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
                                                  warehouse, for consumption, in                          Carbon Steel Tubing From Taiwan:                        CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the
                                                  accordance with 19 CFR                                  Final Results of the Expedited Fourth                   Department conducted an expedited
                                                  351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department                        Sunset Review of the Antidumping                        (120-day) sunset review of the AD order
                                                  intends to issue appropriate assessment                 Duty Order                                              on steel tubing from Taiwan.
                                                  instructions to CBP 15 days after                       AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   Scope of the Order
                                                  publication of this notice.                             International Trade Administration,
                                                  Notification Regarding Administrative                   Department of Commerce.                                    The product covered by the order is
                                                  Protective Orders                                       SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset                     light-walled welded carbon steel pipe
                                                                                                          review, the Department of Commerce                      and tube of rectangular (including
                                                    This notice also serves as a reminder                 (the Department) finds that revocation                  square) cross-section having a wall
                                                  to parties subject to administrative                    of the antidumping duty (AD) order on                   thickness of less than 0.156 inch. This
                                                  protective order (APO) of their                         light-walled welded rectangular carbon                  merchandise is classified under item
                                                  responsibility concerning the return or                 steel tubing from Taiwan (steel tubing)                 number 7306.61.5000 of the
                                                  destruction of proprietary information                  would likely lead to a continuation or                  Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). It
                                                  disclosed under APO in accordance                       recurrence of dumping. Further, the                     was formerly classified under item
                                                  with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues                    magnitude of the margin of dumping                      number 7306.60.5000. The HTS item
                                                  to govern business proprietary                          that are likely to prevail is identified in             numbers are provided for convenience
                                                  information in this segment of the                      the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of              and customs purposes only. The written
                                                  proceeding. Timely written notification                 this notice.                                            product description remains dispositive.
                                                  of the return/destruction of APO                        DATES: Effective May 9, 2017.
                                                  materials or conversion to judicial                                                                             Analysis of Comments Received
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  protective order is hereby requested.
                                                                                                          Catherine Cartsos or Minoo Hatten, AD/                     All issues raised in this sunset review,
                                                  Failure to comply with the regulations
                                                                                                          CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement                   including the likelihood of continuation
                                                  and terms of an APO is a violation
                                                                                                          and Compliance, International Trade                     or recurrence of dumping and the
                                                  which is subject to sanction.
                                                                                                          Administration, U.S. Department of                      magnitude of the margin of dumping
                                                    This notice is issued and published in                Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      likely to prevail if the order is revoked,
                                                  accordance with sections 751 and                        NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                   are addressed in the Issues and Decision
                                                  777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR                        (202) 482–1757 and (202) 482–1690,                      Memorandum.4 The Issues and Decision
                                                  351.213(d)(4).                                          respectively.                                           Memorandum is a public document and
                                                    Dated: May 3, 2017.                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              is on file electronically via Enforcement
                                                  Gary Taverman,                                                                                                  and Compliance’s Antidumping and
                                                  Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                          Background                                              Countervailing Duty Centralized
                                                  Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                        On March 27, 1989, the Department                    Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
                                                  Operations.                                             published the AD order on steel tubing                  ACCESS is available to registered users
                                                                                                          from Taiwan.1 On January 3, 2017, the                   at http://access.trade.gov, and to all
                                                  Appendix
                                                                                                          Department published the notice of                      parties in the Central Records Unit,
                                                  Companies for Which the Administrative                  initiation of the fourth sunset review of               room B8024 of the main Department of
                                                  Review Is Rescinded                                     the AD order on steel tubing,2 pursuant                 Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                  Cayirova Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S.                   to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of                  complete version of the Issues and
                                                  Cimtas Boru Imalatlari ve Ticaret, Ltd. Sti.            1930, as amended (the Act).                             Decision Memorandum can be accessed
                                                  Emek Boru Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.                    On January 10, 2017, the Department                  directly on the Internet at http://
                                                  Erbosan Erciyas Tube Industry and Trade Co.             received a notice of intent to participate              enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
                                                    Inc.
                                                                                                          on behalf of Atlas Tube, Bull Moose
                                                  Erciyas Celik Boru Sanayii A.S.
                                                  Guven Celik Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti.
                                                                                                          Tube, and Searing Industries                               3 See Letter from domestic interested parties


                                                  Has Altinyagmur celik Boru Sanayii ve                   (collectively, the domestic interested                  regarding ‘‘Light-Walled Rectangular Welded
                                                                                                          parties) within the 15-day period                       Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Taiwan, Fourth
                                                    Ticaret Ltd. Sti.                                                                                             Sunset Review: Substantive Response to Notice of
                                                  HDM Steel Pipe Industry & Trade Co. Ltd.                specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).                   Initiation,’’ dated February 2, 2017.
                                                  Metalteks Celik Urunleri Sanayii                        The domestic interested parties claimed                    4 See Memorandum from Associate Deputy
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                                                  MMZ Onur Boru Profil Uretim Sanayii ve                  interested party status under section                   Assistant Secretary Gary Taverman to Acting
                                                    Ticaret A.S.                                          771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers in                Assistant Secretary Ronald K. Lorentzen entitled,
                                                  Noksel Steel Pipe Co. Inc.                                                                                      ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
                                                                                                                                                                  Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of
                                                  Ozbal Celik Boru                                          1 Antidumping Duty Order; Light-Walled Welded
                                                                                                                                                                  the Antidumping Duty Order on Light-Walled
                                                  Toscelik Profile and Sheet Industry, Co.                Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan, 54         Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from
                                                  Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S.                                FR 12467 (March 27, 1989).                              Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
                                                  Umran Celik Boru Sanayii                                  2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,   adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
                                                  YMS Pipe & Metal Sanayii A.S.                           82 FR 84 (January 3, 2017) (Initiation).                Memorandum).



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                                                  Final Results of Sunset Review                          U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                     conduct respondent selection under
                                                    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and                    Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                  section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:
                                                                                                          DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735.                     In general, the Department has found
                                                  752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, the
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            that determinations concerning whether
                                                  Department determines that revocation
                                                                                                                                                                particular companies should be
                                                  of the AD order on steel tubing from                    Background                                            ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single
                                                  Taiwan would be likely to lead to
                                                                                                            The Department has received timely                  entity for purposes of calculating
                                                  continuation or recurrence of dumping,
                                                                                                          requests, in accordance with 19 CFR                   antidumping duty rates) require a
                                                  and that the magnitude of the margin of
                                                                                                          351.213(b), for administrative reviews of             substantial amount of detailed
                                                  dumping likely to prevail if the AD
                                                                                                          various antidumping and countervailing                information and analysis, which often
                                                  order is revoked would be up to 40.97
                                                                                                          duty orders and findings with March                   require follow-up questions and
                                                  percent.
                                                                                                          anniversary dates.                                    analysis. Accordingly, the Department
                                                  Notification Regarding Administrative                     All deadlines for the submission of                 will not conduct collapsing analyses at
                                                  Protective Order                                        various types of information,                         the respondent selection phase of this
                                                    This notice serves as the only                        certifications, or comments or actions by             review and will not collapse companies
                                                  reminder to the parties subject to                      the Department discussed below refer to               at the respondent selection phase unless
                                                                                                          the number of calendar days from the                  there has been a determination to
                                                  administrative protective order (APO) of
                                                                                                          applicable starting time.                             collapse certain companies in a
                                                  their responsibility concerning the
                                                                                                                                                                previous segment of this antidumping
                                                  return or destruction of propriety                      Notice of No Sales                                    proceeding (i.e., investigation,
                                                  information disclosed under APO in
                                                                                                            If a producer or exporter named in                  administrative review, new shipper
                                                  accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
                                                                                                          this notice of initiation had no exports,             review or changed circumstances
                                                  Timely written notification of the return
                                                                                                          sales, or entries during the period of                review). For any company subject to this
                                                  or destruction of APO materials or
                                                                                                          review (‘‘POR’’), it must notify the                  review, if the Department determined,
                                                  conversion to judicial protective order is
                                                                                                          Department within 30 days of                          or continued to treat, that company as
                                                  hereby requested. Failure to comply
                                                                                                          publication of this notice in the Federal             collapsed with others, the Department
                                                  with the regulations and terms of an                                                                          will assume that such companies
                                                  APO is a violation subject to sanction.                 Register. All submissions must be filed
                                                                                                          electronically at http://access.trade.gov             continue to operate in the same manner
                                                  Notification to Interested Parties                      in accordance with 19 CFR 351.303.1                   and will collapse them for respondent
                                                                                                          Such submissions are subject to                       selection purposes. Otherwise, the
                                                     We are issuing and publishing the
                                                                                                          verification in accordance with section               Department will not collapse companies
                                                  final results and notice in accordance
                                                                                                          782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                  for purposes of respondent selection.
                                                  with sections 751(c), 752(c), and
                                                                                                          amended (‘‘the Act’’). Further, in                    Parties are requested to (a) identify
                                                  777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                                                                          accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i),              which companies subject to review
                                                  351.221(c)(5)(ii).
                                                                                                          a copy must be served on every party on               previously were collapsed, and (b)
                                                    Dated: May 3, 2017.                                                                                         provide a citation to the proceeding in
                                                                                                          the Department’s service list.
                                                  Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                                                                          which they were collapsed. Further, if
                                                  Acting Assistant Secretary For Enforcement              Respondent Selection                                  companies are requested to complete
                                                  and Compliance.
                                                                                                             In the event the Department limits the             the Quantity and Value (‘‘Q&V’’)
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–09355 Filed 5–8–17; 8:45 am]              number of respondents for individual                  Questionnaire for purposes of
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  examination for administrative reviews                respondent selection, in general each
                                                                                                          initiated pursuant to requests made for               company must report volume and value
                                                                                                          the orders identified below, the                      data separately for itself. Parties should
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Department intends to select                          not include data for any other party,
                                                                                                          respondents based on U.S. Customs and                 even if they believe they should be
                                                  International Trade Administration                                                                            treated as a single entity with that other
                                                                                                          Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) data for U.S.
                                                                                                          imports during the period of review. We               party. If a company was collapsed with
                                                  Initiation of Antidumping and                                                                                 another company or companies in the
                                                  Countervailing Duty Administrative                      intend to place the CBP data on the
                                                                                                                                                                most recently completed segment of this
                                                  Reviews                                                 record within five days of publication of
                                                                                                                                                                proceeding where the Department
                                                                                                          the initiation notice and to make our
                                                  AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                                                                          considered collapsing that entity,
                                                                                                          decision regarding respondent selection
                                                  International Trade Administration,                                                                           complete Q&V data for that collapsed
                                                                                                          within 30 days of publication of the
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                                                                       entity must be submitted.
                                                                                                          initiation Federal Register notice.
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     Comments regarding the CBP data and                   Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
                                                  (‘‘the Department’’) has received                       respondent selection should be                        Administrative Review
                                                  requests to conduct administrative                      submitted seven days after the                          Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
                                                  reviews of various antidumping and                      placement of the CBP data on the record               party that has requested a review may
                                                  countervailing duty orders and findings                 of this review. Parties wishing to submit             withdraw that request within 90 days of
                                                  with March anniversary dates. In                        rebuttal comments should submit those                 the date of publication of the notice of
                                                  accordance with the Department’s                        comments five days after the deadline                 initiation of the requested review. The
                                                  regulations, we are initiating those                    for the initial comments.                             regulation provides that the Department
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                                                  administrative reviews.                                    In the event the Department decides                may extend this time if it is reasonable
                                                  DATES: Effective May 9, 2017.                           it is necessary to limit individual                   to do so. In order to provide parties
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        examination of respondents and                        additional certainty with respect to
                                                  Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD                        1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                                                                                when the Department will exercise its
                                                  Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,                       Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
                                                                                                                                                                discretion to extend this 90-day
                                                  Enforcement and Compliance,                             Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR     deadline, interested parties are advised
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     39263 (July 6, 2011).                                 that the Department does not intend to


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DatesEffective May 9, 2017.
ContactCatherine Cartsos or Minoo Hatten, AD/ CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1757 and (202) 482-1690, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 21512 

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