82_FR_40718 82 FR 40554 - Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2014

82 FR 40554 - Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)

Page Range40554-40556
FR Document2017-18045

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to correct certain ministerial errors. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-913]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, 2014

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending the 
final results of the countervailing duty administrative review of 
certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) to correct certain ministerial errors. The period of review 
(POR) is January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014.

DATES: Applicable August 25, 2017.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chien-Min Yang or Jack Zhao, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-5484 and 202-482-1396, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with sections 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on April 18, 2017, the 
Department published its final results in the countervailing duty 
administrative review of certain new phenumatic off-the-road tires from 
the PRC.\1\ Titan Tire Corporation (Titan) and the United Steel, Paper 
and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and 
Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC (the USW) 
(collectively, the petitioners) and Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co. Ltd. 
(Xuzhou Xugong) timely alleged ministerial errors on April 21 and 24, 
2017.\2\ Xuzhou Xugong, the petitioners, and Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. 
(Guizhou Tyre) timely filed rebuttal comments on April 26 and 28, 
2017.\3\
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    \1\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2014, 82 FR 18285 (April 18, 2017) (Final 
Results) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (Final 
Results IDM).
    \2\ See Xuzhou Xugong's letter to the Department, ``Xuzhou 
Xugong Tyres Co., Ltd., (``Xugong''): Allegation of Ministerial 
Error for the Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review of New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the People's 
Republic of China,'' April 21, 2017, (Xuzhou Xugong's Ministerial 
Error Allegation); the petitioners' letter to the Department, 
``Seventh Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People's Republic 
of China--Titan and USW's Ministerial Error Comments,'' April 24, 
2017 (Petitioners' Ministerial Error Allegation).
    \3\ See the petitioners' letter to the Department, ``Seventh 
Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain 
New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People's Republic of 
China--Titan and USW's Reply to Xugong's Allegation of Ministerial 
Error,'' April 26, 2017 (Petitioners' Rebuttal Comment); Xuzhou 
Xugong's letter to the Department, ``Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co., Ltd., 
(``Xugong''): Rebuttal to Petitioners' Allegation of Ministerial 
Error for the Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review of New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the People's 
Republic of China,'' April 26, 2017, (Xuzhou Xugong's Rebuttal 
Comment); Guizhou Tyre's letter to the Department, ``GTC Rebuttal 
Comments on Petitioners' Ministerial Error Comments (re-file per 
ACCESS): Seventh Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Certain Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People's 
Republic of China (C-570-913),'' April 28, 2017 (Guizhou Tyre's 
Rebuttal Comment).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the scope are new pneumatic tires designed 
for off-the-road (OTR) and off-highway use. The subject merchandise is 
currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.20.10.25, 4011.20.10.35, 
4011.20.50.30, 4011.20.50.50, 4011.70.0010, 4011.62.00.00, 
4011.80.1020, 4011.90.10, 4011.70.0050, 4011.80.1010, 4011.80.1020, 
4011.80.2010, 4011.80.2020, 4011.80.8010, and 4011.80.8020. While HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our 
written description of the scope, which is contained in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum accompanying the Final Results, is dispositive.\4\
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    \4\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see Final 
Results IDM.
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Ministerial Errors

    Section 751(h) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a 
``ministerial error'' as an error ``in addition, subtraction, or other 
arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, 
duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional 
error which the Secretary considers ministerial.'' The Department finds 
that one of the ministerial errors alleged by the petitioners 
constitutes a ministerial error within the meaning of 19 CFR 
351.224(f).\5\ Specifically, we made a ministerial error with regard to 
the selection of a synthetic rubber benchmark for the calculation of 
the provison of synthetic rubber at less than adequate remuneration for 
Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. For a complete discussion of these 
alleged errors, see the Response to Ministerial Error Allegations.\6\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Response to Ministerial Error Allegations 
in the Final Results'' (Response to Ministerial Error Allegations) 
dated concurrently with this notice.
    \6\ Id.
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    In accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), 
we are amending the Final Results.\7\ Specifically, we are amending the 
net subsidy rates for Guizhou Tyre, Xuzhou Xugong, and the 44 companies 
for which a review was requested that were not selected as mandatory 
respondents (the non-selected companies).\8\ The revised net subsidy 
rates are provided below.
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    \7\ See Final Results, 82 FR at 18285.
    \8\ Consistent with the Final Results, see 82 at 18286, for the 
non-selected respondents, we assigned to the non-selected 
respondents the simple average of the amended net subsidy rates 
calculated for Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. We are using a 
simple, rather than a weighted, average due to inconsistent units of 
measure in the publicly ranged quantity and value data provided by 
Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong.
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Amended Final Results

    As a result of correcting the ministerial errors, we determine that 
Guizhou Tyre's, Xuzhou Xugong's and the non-selected companies' total 
net countervailable subsidy rates for the period January 1, 2014, 
through December 31, 2014, are as follows:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                  Manufacturer/exporter                     (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. and/or Guizhou Tyre Import and              37.57
 Export Co., Ltd........................................
Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co. Ltd.............................           57.13
Non Selected Companies \9\..............................           47.35
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions 
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of 
publication of these amended final results of review, to liquidate 
shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by the 
respondent listed above entered, or withdrawn from, warehouses for 
consumption on or after January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. On 
May 10, 12, and 23, 2017, the U.S. Court of International Trade 
preliminarily enjoined liquidation of certain entries that are subject 
to the Final Results.\10\ Accordingly, the Department will not instruct 
CBP to assess countervailing duties on those enjoined entries pending 
resolution of the associated litigation.
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    \9\ Appendix II of the Final Results provides a list of the non-
selected companies that are assigned this rate. See Final Results, 
82 at 18286-87.
    \10\ The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the related 
preliminary injunctions in case numbers 17-00101, 17-00105, and 17-
00117, which are now consolidated, along with case number 17-00120, 
under lead case 17-00101.
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    The Department also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties, in the amount shown above 
for the companies listed above, on shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from, warehouses for consumption on or after 
April 18, 2017, the date of publication of the Final Results. For all 
non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash 
deposits at the most-recent company-specific or all-others rate 
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed,

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shall remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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.

Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed for these amended final 
results to interested parties within five business days of the date of 
the publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e).

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          Scope of the Order                                      revised net subsidy rates are provided
                                                Chien-Min Yang or Jack Zhao, AD/CVD                                                                               below.
                                                                                                             The products covered by the scope are
                                                Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and                                                                           Amended Final Results
                                                                                                          new pneumatic tires designed for off-
                                                Compliance, International Trade
                                                                                                          the-road (OTR) and off-highway use.
                                                Administration, U.S. Department of                        The subject merchandise is currently                      As a result of correcting the
                                                Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                        classifiable under Harmonized Tariff                    ministerial errors, we determine that
                                                NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                     Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)                   Guizhou Tyre’s, Xuzhou Xugong’s and
                                                202–482–5484 and 202–482–1396,                            subheadings: 4011.20.10.25,                             the non-selected companies’ total net
                                                respectively.                                             4011.20.10.35, 4011.20.50.30,                           countervailable subsidy rates for the
                                                                                                          4011.20.50.50, 4011.70.0010,                            period January 1, 2014, through
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                        December 31, 2014, are as follows:
                                                                                                          4011.62.00.00, 4011.80.1020,
                                                Background                                                4011.90.10, 4011.70.0050, 4011.80.1010,                                                               Subsidy rate
                                                                                                          4011.80.1020, 4011.80.2010,                                  Manufacturer/exporter                    (percent ad
                                                   In accordance with sections 751(a)(1)                  4011.80.2020, 4011.80.8010, and                                                                         valorem)
                                                of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended                     4011.80.8020. While HTSUS
                                                (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on                   subheadings are provided for                            Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. and/
                                                April 18, 2017, the Department                            convenience and customs purposes, our                     or Guizhou Tyre Import
                                                published its final results in the                                                                                  and Export Co., Ltd. ..........                    37.57
                                                                                                          written description of the scope, which
                                                countervailing duty administrative                                                                                Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co.
                                                                                                          is contained in the Issues and Decision                   Ltd. ....................................          57.13
                                                review of certain new phenumatic off-                     Memorandum accompanying the Final                       Non Selected Companies 9 ..                          47.35
                                                the-road tires from the PRC.1 Titan Tire                  Results, is dispositive.4
                                                Corporation (Titan) and the United                                                                                Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
                                                Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,                        Ministerial Errors
                                                Manufacturing, Energy, Allied                                Section 751(h) of the Act, and 19 CFR                   The Department intends to issue
                                                Industrial and Service Workers                            351.224(f) define a ‘‘ministerial error’’ as            appropriate assessment instructions to
                                                International Union, AFL–CIO–CLC (the                     an error ‘‘in addition, subtraction, or                 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                                                USW) (collectively, the petitioners) and                  other arithmetic function, clerical error               (CBP) 15 days after the date of
                                                Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co. Ltd. (Xuzhou                      resulting from inaccurate copying,                      publication of these amended final
                                                Xugong) timely alleged ministerial                        duplication, or the like, and any other                 results of review, to liquidate shipments
                                                errors on April 21 and 24, 2017.2                         similar type of unintentional error                     of subject merchandise produced and/or
                                                Xuzhou Xugong, the petitioners, and                       which the Secretary considers                           exported by the respondent listed above
                                                Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. (Guizhou Tyre)                     ministerial.’’ The Department finds that                entered, or withdrawn from, warehouses
                                                timely filed rebuttal comments on April                   one of the ministerial errors alleged by                for consumption on or after January 1,
                                                26 and 28, 2017.3                                         the petitioners constitutes a ministerial               2014, through December 31, 2014. On
                                                                                                          error within the meaning of 19 CFR                      May 10, 12, and 23, 2017, the U.S. Court
                                                   1 See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires         351.224(f).5 Specifically, we made a                    of International Trade preliminarily
                                                from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results        ministerial error with regard to the                    enjoined liquidation of certain entries
                                                of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;             selection of a synthetic rubber                         that are subject to the Final Results.10
                                                2014, 82 FR 18285 (April 18, 2017) (Final Results)                                                                Accordingly, the Department will not
                                                and accompanying Issues and Decision
                                                                                                          benchmark for the calculation of the
                                                Memorandum (Final Results IDM).                           provison of synthetic rubber at less than               instruct CBP to assess countervailing
                                                   2 See Xuzhou Xugong’s letter to the Department,        adequate remuneration for Guizhou                       duties on those enjoined entries
                                                ‘‘Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co., Ltd., (‘‘Xugong’’):            Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. For a                           pending resolution of the associated
                                                Allegation of Ministerial Error for the Final Results     complete discussion of these alleged                    litigation.
                                                of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
                                                New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the                 errors, see the Response to Ministerial                    The Department also intends to
                                                People’s Republic of China,’’ April 21, 2017,             Error Allegations.6                                     instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
                                                (Xuzhou Xugong’s Ministerial Error Allegation); the          In accordance with section 751(h) of                 estimated countervailing duties, in the
                                                petitioners’ letter to the Department, ‘‘Seventh
                                                Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                          the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are                   amount shown above for the companies
                                                Order on Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road               amending the Final Results.7                            listed above, on shipments of subject
                                                Tires from the People’s Republic of China—Titan           Specifically, we are amending the net                   merchandise entered, or withdrawn
                                                and USW’s Ministerial Error Comments,’’ April 24,         subsidy rates for Guizhou Tyre, Xuzhou                  from, warehouses for consumption on or
                                                2017 (Petitioners’ Ministerial Error Allegation).
                                                   3 See the petitioners’ letter to the Department,
                                                                                                          Xugong, and the 44 companies for                        after April 18, 2017, the date of
                                                ‘‘Seventh Administrative Review of the                    which a review was requested that were                  publication of the Final Results. For all
                                                Countervailing Duty Order on Certain New                  not selected as mandatory respondents                   non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
                                                Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People’s            (the non-selected companies).8 The                      CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
                                                Republic of China—Titan and USW’s Reply to                                                                        at the most-recent company-specific or
                                                Xugong’s Allegation of Ministerial Error,’’ April 26,
                                                2017 (Petitioners’ Rebuttal Comment); Xuzhou
                                                                                                            4 For a full description of the scope of the order,
                                                                                                                                                                  all-others rate applicable to the
                                                                                                          see Final Results IDM.                                  company, as appropriate. These cash
                                                Xugong’s letter to the Department, ‘‘Xuzhou Xugong          5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Response to Ministerial
                                                Tyres Co., Ltd., (‘‘Xugong’’): Rebuttal to Petitioners’
                                                                                                          Error Allegations in the Final Results’’ (Response to
                                                                                                                                                                  deposit requirements, when imposed,
                                                Allegation of Ministerial Error for the Final Results
                                                of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of           Ministerial Error Allegations) dated concurrently
                                                New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the                 with this notice.                                       ranged quantity and value data provided by
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                                                                                                            6 Id.                                                 Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong.
                                                People’s Republic of China,’’ April 26, 2017,
                                                                                                            7 See Final Results, 82 FR at 18285.                    9 Appendix II of the Final Results provides a list
                                                (Xuzhou Xugong’s Rebuttal Comment); Guizhou
                                                Tyre’s letter to the Department, ‘‘GTC Rebuttal             8 Consistent with the Final Results, see 82 at        of the non-selected companies that are assigned this
                                                Comments on Petitioners’ Ministerial Error                18286, for the non-selected respondents, we             rate. See Final Results, 82 at 18286–87.
                                                Comments (re-file per ACCESS): Seventh                    assigned to the non-selected respondents the simple       10 The U.S. Court of International Trade issued

                                                Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty          average of the amended net subsidy rates calculated     the related preliminary injunctions in case numbers
                                                Order on Certain Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires             for Guizhou Tyre and Xuzhou Xugong. We are              17–00101, 17–00105, and 17–00117, which are now
                                                from the People’s Republic of China (C–570–913),’’        using a simple, rather than a weighted, average due     consolidated, along with case number 17–00120,
                                                April 28, 2017 (Guizhou Tyre’s Rebuttal Comment).         to inconsistent units of measure in the publicly        under lead case 17–00101.



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                                                shall remain in effect until further                    Malaysia using finished or unfinished                  States. The petitioners request that the
                                                notice.                                                 butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from the               Department treat all butt-weld pipe
                                                                                                        People’s Republic of China (PRC), are                  fittings imported from Malaysia,
                                                Administrative Protective Order
                                                                                                        circumventing the antidumping duty                     regardless of producer or exporter, as
                                                  This notice also serves as a reminder                 order on butt-weld pipe fittings from the              subject merchandise under the scope of
                                                to parties subject to administrative                    PRC.                                                   the Order and impose cash deposit
                                                protective orders (APO) of their                        DATES: Applicable August 25, 2017.                     requirements for estimated antidumping
                                                responsibility concerning the return or                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia                 duties on all imports of butt-weld pipe
                                                destruction of proprietary information                  Hancock at (202) 482–1394, AD/CVD                      fittings from Malaysia.5 In the
                                                disclosed under APO in accordance                       Operations, Enforcement and                            alternative to an anti-circumvention
                                                with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which                        Compliance, U.S. Department of                         inquiry, the petitioners requested that
                                                continues to govern business                            Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                     we initiate and issue a preliminary
                                                proprietary information in this segment                 NW., Washington, DC 20230.                             scope ruling that certain imports of butt-
                                                of the proceeding. Timely written                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6,                  weld pipe fittings which were
                                                notification of the return/destruction of               1992, the Department issued the Order                  completed in Malaysia using finished or
                                                APO materials, or conversion to judicial                on imports of butt-weld pipe fittings                  unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings
                                                protective order, is hereby requested.                  from the PRC.1 Additionally, on March                  sourced from the PRC are covered by the
                                                Failure to comply with the regulations                  31, 1994, the Department issued the                    scope of the Order, pursuant to 19 CFR
                                                and the terms of an APO is a                            affirmative final determination finding                351.225(k).6
                                                sanctionable violation.                                 that imports into the United States of                    On May 26, 2017, we received
                                                Disclosure                                              pipe fittings that were finished in                    comments objecting to the allegations
                                                                                                        Thailand from unfinished pipe fittings                 made by the petitioners from Pantech
                                                  We will disclose the calculations                                                                            Steel Industries SDN Ph.D. (Pantech).7
                                                performed for these amended final                       produced in the PRC constituted
                                                                                                        circumvention of the Order within the                  Also, on June 14, 2017, we received
                                                results to interested parties within five                                                                      comments objecting to the allegations
                                                business days of the date of the                        meaning of section 781(b) of the Tariff
                                                                                                        Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2 The                made by the petitioners from Solidbend
                                                publication of this notice in accordance                                                                       Fittings & Flanges Sdn. Bhd.
                                                with 19 CFR 351.224(b).                                 Department applied this finding of
                                                                                                        circumvention to all imports of butt-                  (Solidbend).8 On June 22, 2017, we
                                                  We are issuing and publishing these                                                                          received rebuttal comments from the
                                                results in accordance with sections                     weld pipe fittings from Thailand,
                                                                                                        regardless of manufacturer/producer,                   petitioners regarding Solidbend’s
                                                751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19                                                                        comments.9 Additionally, on July 21,
                                                CFR 351.224(e).                                         unless accompanied by a certification
                                                                                                        stating that such pipe fittings have not               2017, we received comments objecting
                                                  Dated: August 21, 2017.                               been produced from unfinished PRC                      to the allegations made by the
                                                Gary Taverman,                                          pipe fittings.3                                        petitioners from Arah Dagang Sdn Bhd
                                                Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping                 On May 22, 2017, the petitioners,                   (Arah Dagang).10
                                                and Countervailing Duty Operations,                     pursuant to section 781(b) of the Act                     On August 8, 2017, we requested a list
                                                performing the non-exclusive functions and              and 19 CFR 351.225(h), submitted a                     of all known producers and exporters of
                                                duties of the Assistant Secretary for                   properly filed request for the                         butt-weld pipe fittings in Malaysia from
                                                Enforcement and Compliance.                                                                                    the petitioners, and on August 10, 2017,
                                                                                                        Department to initiate an anti-
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–18045 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        circumvention inquiry to determine                     the petitioners submitted their
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  whether certain imports of butt-weld                   response.11 Additionally, on August 14,
                                                                                                        pipe fittings which were completed in
                                                                                                                                                                 5 See  the petitioners’ Request at 26–30.
                                                                                                        Malaysia using finished or unfinished
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from the
                                                                                                                                                                 6 Id., at 28–9.
                                                                                                                                                                  7 See Letter from Pantech to the Secretary of

                                                International Trade Administration                      PRC are circumventing the Order.4                      Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
                                                                                                        Specifically, the petitioners allege that              from the People’s Republic of China: Response to
                                                [A–570–814]                                             certain imports of butt-weld pipe                      Request for Anti-Circumvention Inquiry,’’ dated
                                                                                                                                                               May 26, 2017).
                                                                                                        fittings sourced from unfinished or
                                                Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings                    finished butt-weld pipe fittings from the
                                                                                                                                                                  8 See Letter from Solidbend, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-

                                                From the People’s Republic of China:                                                                           Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of
                                                                                                        PRC have undergone minor finishing                     China Anti-Circumvention Inquiry (Third-Country
                                                Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry                processes, or were simply marked with                  Assembly Malaysia),’’ dated June 14, 2017.
                                                on the Antidumping Duty Order                           ‘‘Malaysia’’ as the country of origin, in                 9 See Letter from the petitioners to the Secretary

                                                                                                                                                               of Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
                                                AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   Malaysia, before export to the United                  Fittings from the People’s Republic of China; Anti-
                                                International Trade Administration,                                                                            Circumvention Inquiry (Third Country Assembly,
                                                                                                          1 See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment
                                                Department of Commerce.                                                                                        Malaysia); Petitioners’ Response to Objections of
                                                SUMMARY: In response to requests from                   to the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than       Solidbend Fittings & Flanges,’’ dated June 22, 2017
                                                                                                        Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe        (the petitioners’’ Objection Comments).
                                                Tube Forgings of America, Inc. (TFA),                   Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, 57 FR       10 See Letter from Arah Dagang to the Secretary
                                                Mills Iron Works, Inc. (Mills), and                     29702 (July 6, 1992) (Order).                          of Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe
                                                Hackney Ladish, Inc. (Hackney),                           2 See Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
                                                                                                                                                               Fittings from China: Response to Request for Anti-
                                                (collectively, the petitioners), the U.S.               from the People’s Republic of China; Affirmative       Circumvention Inquiry,’’ dated July 21, 2017.
                                                                                                        Final Determination of Circumvention of                   11 See Letter from Paul Walker, Program Manager,
                                                Department of Commerce (the
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                                                                                                        Antidumping Duty Order, 59 FR 15155 (March 31,         to Tube Forgings of America, Mills Iron Works, Inc.,
                                                Department) is initiating an anti-                      1994) (Final Determination of Circumvention 1994).     and Hackney Ladish, Inc, ‘‘Request for Producers
                                                circumvention inquiry. In this inquiry,                   3 Id., at 15158, 15159.
                                                                                                                                                               and Exporters from Malaysia: Carbon Steel Butt-
                                                the Department will determine whether                     4 See Letter from the petitioners to the Secretary   Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of
                                                certain imports of carbon steel butt-weld               of Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe             China,’’ dated August 8, 2017; and Letter from the
                                                                                                        Fittings from the People’s Republic of China;          petitioners to Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel
                                                pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings)                 Request for Circumvention Ruling to Section 781(b)     Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from The People’s Republic
                                                into the United States, exported from                   of the Tariff Act of 1930,’’ dated May 22, 2017 (the   of China; A–570–814; Anticircumvention Inquiry
                                                Malaysia, which were completed in                       petitioners’ Request).                                 (Third Country Assembly, Malaysia); Petitioners’



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable August 25, 2017.
ContactChien-Min Yang or Jack Zhao, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-5484 and 202-482-1396, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 40554 

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