82 FR 44562 - Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 44562-44564] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20413] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-059] Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. DATES: Applied September 25, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanah Lee at (202) 482-6386 or Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 16, 2017.\1\ On June 23, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now September 18, 2017.\2\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary 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 is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from India and the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 22486 (May 16, 2017) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from India and the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 28641 (June 23, 2017). \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Affirmative Determination: Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is cold-drawn mechanical tubing from the PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,\4\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice, as well as additional language proposed by the Department. The Department intends to issue its preliminary decision regarding comments concerning the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations in the preliminary determination of the companion AD investigation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \5\ See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 22486, 22487. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, the Department preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\6\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department notes that in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to the Department's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\7\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Others Rate Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, the Department shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, the Department calculated individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates for Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (Hongyi) and Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Huacheng I&E) that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. The Department calculated the all-others'' rate using a simple average of the individual estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents.\8\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ With two respondents under examination, the Department normally calculates (A) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under consideration. The Department then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged sales data was available, the Department based the all-others rate on the publicly ranged sales data of the mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis of the data, please see the All-Others'' Rate Calculation Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 44563]] Preliminary Determination The Department preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidy Company rate (%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd \9\....................... 35.69 Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd \10\.......... 33.31 All-Others................................................... 34.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the Department finds the following companies to be cross-owned with Hongyi: Jiangsu Hongren Precision Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Changzhou Kemeng Mechanical Equipment Co., Ltd. \10\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the Department finds the following companies to be cross-owned with Huacheng I&E: Zhangjiagang Huacheng Industry Pipe Making Corporation, Zhangjiagang Salem Fine Tubing Co., Ltd., Zhangjiagang Huacheng Investment Holding Co., Ltd., Zhangjiagang HZB Special Material Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiagang Huacheng Special Materials Corporation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above. Disclosure The Department intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, the Department intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\11\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, the Department will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: September 18, 2017. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations performing the non-exclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The scope of this investigation covers cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) of circular cross-section, in actual outside diameters less than 331 mm, and regardless of wall thickness, surface finish, end finish or industry specification. The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is a tubular product with a circular cross-sectional shape that has been cold-drawn or otherwise cold-finished after the initial tube formation in a manner that involves a change in the diameter or wall thickness of the tubing, or both. The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing may be produced from either welded (e.g., electric resistance welded, continuous welded, etc.) or seamless (e.g. , pierced, pilgered or extruded, etc.) carbon or alloy steel tubular products. It may also be heat treated after cold working. Such heat treatments may include, but are not limited to, annealing, normalizing, quenching and tempering, stress relieving or finish annealing. Typical cold-drawing methods for subject merchandise include, but are not limited to, drawing over mandrel, rod drawing, plug drawing, sink drawing and similar processes that involve reducing the outside diameter of the tubing with a die or similar device, whether or not controlling the inside diameter of the tubing with an internal support device such as a mandrel, rod, plug or similar device. Subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is typically certified to meet industry specifications for cold-drawn tubing including but not limited to: (1) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications ASTM A-512, ASTM A-513 Type 3 (ASME SA513 Type 3), ASTM A-513 Type 4 (ASME SA513 Type 4), ASTM A-513 Type 5 (ASME SA513 Type 5), ASTM A- 513 Type 6 (ASME SA513 Type 6), ASTM A-519 (cold-finished); (2) SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) specifications SAE J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE J2614, SAE J2467, SAE J2435, SAE J2613; (3) Aerospace Material Specification (AMS) AMS T-6736 (AMS 6736), AMS 6371, AMS 5050, AMS 5075, AMS 5062, AMS 6360, AMS 6361, AMS 6362, AMS 6371, AMS 6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381, AMS 6415; (4) United States Military Standards (MIL) MIL-T-5066 and MIL-T- 6736; (5) foreign standards equivalent to one of the previously listed ASTM, ASME, SAE, AMS or MIL specifications including but not limited to: (a) German Institute for Standardization (DIN) specifications DIN 2391-2, DIN 2393-2, DIN 2394-2); (b) European Standards (EN) EN 10305-1, EN 10305-2, EN 10305-4, EN 10305-6 and [[Page 44564]] European national variations on those standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard (DIN EN) variations, etc.); (c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 3441 and JIS G 3445; and (6) proprietary standards that are based on one of the above- listed standards. The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing may also be dual or multiple certified to more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing and to other specifications not covered by this scope, is also covered by the scope of this investigation when it meets the physical description set forth above. Steel products included in the scope of this investigation are products in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less by weight. For purposes of this scope, the place of cold-drawing determines the country of origin of the subject merchandise. Subject merchandise that is subject to minor working in a third country that occurs after drawing in one of the subject countries including, but not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to length, straightening, nondestruction testing, deburring or chamfering, remains within the scope of the investigation. All products that meet the written physical description are within the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded or covered by the scope of an existing order. Merchandise that meets the physical description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing above is within the scope of the investigation even if it is also dual or multiple certified to an otherwise excluded specification listed below. The following products are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this investigation: (1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing, containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by weight; (2) products certified to one or more of the ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum Institute (API) specifications listed below:ASTM A-53; ASTM A-106; ASTM A-179 (ASME SA 179); ASTM A-192 (ASME SA 192); ASTM A-209 (ASME SA 209); ASTM A-210 (ASME SA 210); ASTM A-213 (ASME SA 213); ASTM A-334 (ASME SA 334); ASTM A-423 (ASME SA 423); ASTM A-498; ASTM A-496 (ASME SA 496); ASTM A-199; ASTM A-500; ASTM A-556; ASTM A-565; API 5L; and API 5CT except that any cold-drawn tubing product certified to one of the above excluded specifications will not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual-or multiple-certified to any other specification that otherwise would fall within the scope of this investigation. The products subject to the investigation are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030. Subject merchandise may also enter under numbers 7306.30.1000 and 7306.50.1000. The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope Comments IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Injury Test VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports from the PRC VII. Subsidies Valuation VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences X. Analysis of Programs XI. ITC Notification XII. Disclosure and Public Comment XIII. Verification XIV. 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information disclosed under the APO, notice of initiation of this investigation countervailing duty (CVD)
which continues to govern business on May 16, 2017.1 On June 23, 2017, the investigations in the preliminary
proprietary information in this segment Department postponed the preliminary determination of the companion AD
of the proceeding. Timely written determination of this investigation and investigation.
notification of the return or destruction the revised deadline is now September Methodology
of APO materials or conversion to 18, 2017.2 For a complete description of
judicial protective order is hereby the events that followed the initiation of The Department is conducting this
requested. Failure to comply with the this investigation, see the Preliminary investigation in accordance with section
regulations and terms of an APO is a Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
violation subject to sanction. discussed in the Preliminary Decision programs found countervailable, the
Memorandum is included as Appendix Department preliminarily determines
Notification to Interested Parties that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
II to this notice. The Preliminary
We intend to issue and publish these Decision Memorandum is a public contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
results in accordance with sections document and is on file electronically gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 via Enforcement and Compliance’s and that the subsidy is specific.6
CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5). Antidumping and Countervailing Duty The Department notes that in making
Centralized Electronic Service System these findings, it relied, in part, on facts
Dated: September 19, 2017.
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to available and, because it finds that one
Gary Taverman, or more respondents did not act to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping registered users at http://
access.trade.gov, and is available to all best of their ability to respond to the
and Countervailing Duty Operations, Department’s requests for information, it
performing the non-exclusive functions and parties in the Central Records Unit,
room B8024 of the main Department of drew an adverse inference where
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
appropriate in selecting from among the
Enforcement and Compliance. Commerce building. In addition, a
facts otherwise available.7 For further
[FR Doc. 2017–20401 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] complete version of the Preliminary
information, see ‘‘Use of Facts
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Decision Memorandum can be accessed
Otherwise Available and Adverse
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
Memorandum.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content. All-Others Rate
International Trade Administration
Scope of the Investigation Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of
[C–570–059] the Act provide that in the preliminary
The product covered by this
determination, the Department shall
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing investigation is cold-drawn mechanical determine an estimated all-others rate
of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the tubing from the PRC. For a complete for companies not individually
People’s Republic of China: description of the scope of this examined. This rate shall be an amount
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing investigation, see Appendix I. equal to the weighted average of the
Duty Determination Scope Comments estimated subsidy rates established for
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, In accordance with the preamble to those companies individually
International Trade Administration, the Department’s regulations,4 the examined, excluding any zero and de
Department of Commerce. minimis rates and any rates based
Initiation Notice set aside a period of
entirely under section 776 of the Act. In
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce time for parties to raise issues regarding
this investigation, the Department
(the Department) preliminarily product coverage, (i.e., scope).5 Certain
calculated individual estimated
determines that countervailable interested parties commented on the
countervailable subsidy rates for Jiangsu
subsidies are being provided to scope of the investigation as it appeared
Hongyi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (Hongyi) and
producers and exporters of certain cold- in the Initiation Notice, as well as
Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export
drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and additional language proposed by the
Co., Ltd. (Huacheng I&E) that are not
alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical Department. The Department intends to
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
tubing) from the People’s Republic of issue its preliminary decision regarding
facts otherwise available. The
China (PRC). The period of investigation comments concerning the scope of the
Department calculated the all-others’’
is January 1, 2016, through December antidumping duty (AD) and
rate using a simple average of the
31, 2016. individual estimated subsidy rates
1 See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
DATES: Applied September 25, 2017. calculated for the examined
Carbon and Alloy Steel from India and the People’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty respondents.8
Shanah Lee at (202) 482–6386 or Laurel Investigations, 82 FR 22486 (May 16, 2017)
LaCivita at (202) 482–4243, AD/CVD (Initiation Notice). 6 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
2 See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
Operations, Enforcement and regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
Carbon and Alloy Steel from India and the People’s of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
Compliance, International Trade Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary the Act regarding specificity.
Administration, U.S. Department of Determinations of Countervailing Duty 7 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Investigations, 82 FR 28641 (June 23, 2017).
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8 With two respondents under examination, the
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
NW., Washington, DC 20230. Department normally calculates (A) a weighted-
the Preliminary Affirmative Determination: average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Cold- the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of
Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the
Background Steel from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the
This preliminary determination is notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). examined respondents using each company’s
made in accordance with section 703(b) 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). consideration. The Department then compares (B)
(the Act). The Department published the 5 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 22486, 22487. and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as
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European national variations on those Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Background: The Committee was
standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), under item numbers: 7304.31.3000, established under the discretionary
Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, authority of the Secretary of Commerce
(DIN EN) variations, etc.); 7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, and in accordance with the Federal
(c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 7306.50.5030. Subject merchandise may also
3441 and JIS G 3445; and enter under numbers 7306.30.1000 and
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
(6) proprietary standards that are based on 7306.50.1000. The HTSUS subheadings App.). It provides advice to the
one of the above-listed standards. above are provided for convenience and Secretary of Commerce on the necessary
The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing customs purposes only. The written elements of a comprehensive policy
may also be dual or multiple certified to description of the scope of the investigation approach to supply chain
more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple is dispositive. competitiveness designed to support
certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing U.S. export growth and national
and to other specifications not covered by Appendix II
economic competitiveness, encourage
this scope, is also covered by the scope of List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary innovation, facilitate the movement of
this investigation when it meets the physical Decision Memorandum
description set forth above. goods, and improve the competitiveness
Steel products included in the scope of this I. Summary of U.S. supply chains for goods and
investigation are products in which: II. Background services in the domestic and global
(1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each III. Scope Comments economy; and provides advice to the
of the other contained elements; and IV. Scope of the Investigation Secretary on regulatory policies and
(2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less V. Injury Test programs and investment priorities that
by weight. VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports
affect the competitiveness of U.S.
For purposes of this scope, the place of from the PRC
VII. Subsidies Valuation
supply chains. For more information
cold-drawing determines the country of
VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates about the Committee visit: http://
origin of the subject merchandise. Subject
merchandise that is subject to minor working IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/
in a third country that occurs after drawing Adverse Inferences supplychain/acscc/.
in one of the subject countries including, but X. Analysis of Programs Matters to Be Considered: Committee
not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to XI. ITC Notification members are expected to continue to
length, straightening, nondestruction testing, XII. Disclosure and Public Comment discuss the major competitiveness-
deburring or chamfering, remains within the XIII. Verification related topics raised at the previous
scope of the investigation. XIV. Conclusion Committee meetings, including trade
All products that meet the written physical [FR Doc. 2017–20413 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] and competitiveness; freight movement
description are within the scope of this and policy; trade innovation; regulatory
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investigation unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order.
issues; finance and infrastructure; and
Merchandise that meets the physical workforce development. The
description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Committee’s subcommittees will report
above is within the scope of the investigation on the status of their work regarding
even if it is also dual or multiple certified to International Trade Administration these topics. The agenda may change to
an otherwise excluded specification listed accommodate other Committee
below. The following products are outside of, Advisory Committee on Supply Chain business. The Office of Supply Chain,
and/or specifically excluded from, the scope Competitiveness; Notice of Public Professional & Business Services will
of this investigation: Meetings post the final detailed agendas on its
(1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing,
AGENCY: International Trade Web site, http://trade.gov/td/services/
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium
by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of Administration, U.S. Department of oscpb/supplychain/acscc/, at least one
carbon by weight; Commerce. week prior to the meeting.
(2) products certified to one or more of the ACTION: Notice of open meetings. The meetings will be open to the
ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum public and press on a first-come, first-
Institute (API) specifications listed below: SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the served basis. Space is limited. The
• ASTM A–53; schedule and proposed topics of public meetings are physically
• ASTM A–106; discussion for public meetings of the accessible to people with disabilities.
• ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179); Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Individuals requiring accommodations,
• ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192); Competitiveness (Committee). such as sign language interpretation or
• ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209); other ancillary aids, are asked to notify
• ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210); DATES: The meetings will be held on
• ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213); October 18, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to Mr. Richard Boll, at (202) 482–1135 or
• ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334); 3:00 p.m., and October 19, 2017, from richard.boll@trade.gov five (5) business
• ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423); 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard days before the meeting.
• ASTM A–498; Time (EST). Interested parties are invited to
• ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496); ADDRESSES: The meetings on October 18
submit written comments to the
• ASTM A–199; Committee at any time before and after
and 19 will be held at the U.S.
• ASTM A–500; the meeting. Parties wishing to submit
• ASTM A–556; Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Research written comments for consideration by
• ASTM A–565; the Committee in advance of this
• API 5L; and Library (Room 1894), Washington, DC
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meeting must send them to the Office of
• API 5CT 20230.
Supply Chain, Professional & Business
except that any cold-drawn tubing product FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Services, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW.,
certified to one of the above excluded Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain,
specifications will not be excluded from the
Room 11014, Washington, DC 20230, or
Professional & Business Services email to richard.boll@trade.gov.
scope if it is also dual-or multiple-certified to
any other specification that otherwise would
(OSCPBS), International Trade For consideration during the
fall within the scope of this investigation. Administration. (Phone: (202) 482–1135 meetings, and to ensure transmission to
The products subject to the investigation or Email: richard.boll@trade.gov. the Committee prior to the meetings,
are currently classified in the Harmonized SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments must be received no later
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| Dates | Applied September 25, 2017. | |
| Contact | Shanah Lee at (202) 482-6386 or Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 44562 |
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