83_FR_35348 83 FR 35205 - Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order

83 FR 35205 - Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 143 (July 25, 2018)

Page Range35205-35208
FR Document2018-15882

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) exported from Malaysia, which were completed in Malaysia using finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on butt-weld pipe fittings from China.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35205-35208]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15882]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-814]


Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic 
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) 
exported from Malaysia, which were completed in Malaysia using finished 
or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from the People's 
Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on butt-weld pipe fittings from China.

DATES: Applicable July 25, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang or Susan Pulongbarit, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4047 or (202) 
482-4031, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 6, 1992, Commerce issued the AD order on imports of butt-
weld pipe fittings from China.\1\ Additionally, on March 31, 1994, 
Commerce issued an affirmative final anti-circumvention determination 
finding that imports into the United States of pipe fittings that were 
finished in Thailand from unfinished pipe fittings produced in China 
constituted circumvention of the Order within the meaning of section 
781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce 
applied this finding of circumvention to all imports of butt-weld pipe 
fittings from Thailand, regardless of manufacturer/producer, unless 
accompanied by a certification stating that such pipe fittings have not 
been produced from unfinished pipe fittings sourced from China.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment to the Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel 
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China, 57 FR 
29702 (July 6, 1992) (Order).
    \2\ See Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the 
People's Republic of China; Affirmative Final Determination of 
Circumvention of Antidumping Duty Order, 59 FR 15155 (March 31, 
1994).
    \3\ Id., at 15158-59.
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    On May 22, 2017, Tube Forgings of America, Inc., Mills Iron Works, 
Inc., and Hackney Ladish, Inc., (collectively, the domestic parties), 
alleged that imports of butt-weld pipe fittings which were completed in 
Malaysia using finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings sourced 
from China are circumventing the Order.\4\ In their allegation, the 
domestic parties requested that Commerce initiate an anti-circumvention 
inquiry pursuant to section 781(b) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.225(h), 
to determine whether imports of butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from 
unfinished or finished butt-weld pipe fittings from the PRC have 
undergone minor finishing processes, or were simply marked with 
``Malaysia'' as the country of origin, in Malaysia, before export to 
the United States constitutes circumvention of the Order. The domestic 
parties also requested that Commerce reach an affirmative determination 
of circumvention for all imports of butt-

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weld pipe fittings from Malaysia, regardless of producer or exporter.
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    \4\ See Letter from the domestic parties to the Secretary of 
Commerce, ``Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's 
Republic of China, A-570-814; Request for Circumvention Ruling 
Pursuant to Section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930,'' dated May 
22, 2017.
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    On August 25, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notice of initiation of this anti-circumvention inquiry.\5\ For a 
complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this 
inquiry, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ A list of topics 
included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix 
I 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 https://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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the 
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.
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    \5\ See Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 40556 (August 25, 2017).
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the 
Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are carbon steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ Id.
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Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry

    This anti-circumvention inquiry covers butt-weld pipe fittings 
exported from Malaysia to the United States, which were completed in 
Malaysia using finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings sourced 
from China (inquiry merchandise). This preliminary ruling applies to 
all shipments of inquiry merchandise on or after the date of the 
initiation of this inquiry.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this anti-circumvention inquiry in 
accordance with section 781(b) of the Act. For a full description of 
the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Finding

    As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we 
preliminarily determine that butt-weld pipe fittings exported from 
Malaysia, which were completed in Malaysia using finished or unfinished 
butt-weld pipe fittings from China, or were simply marked with 
``Malaysia'' as the country of origin are circumventing the Order. As 
such, we preliminarily determine that it is appropriate to include this 
merchandise within the Order and to instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to suspend any entries of butt-weld pipe fittings from 
Malaysia, which were completed in Malaysia using finished or unfinished 
butt-weld pipe fittings from China, or were simply marked with 
``Malaysia'' as the country of origin. We also preliminarily determine 
that Arah Dagang Sdn. Bhd. (Arah Dagang), Solidbend Fittings & Flanges 
Sdn. Bhd. (Solidbend), and Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Pte. 
Ltd. (Sumitomo) have not exported butt-weld pipe fittings which were 
completed in Malaysia using finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe 
fittings from China.

Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2), Commerce will direct CBP 
to suspend liquidation and to require a cash deposit of estimated 
duties on unliquidated entries of butt-weld pipe fittings completed or 
simply marked in Malaysia from Chinese-origin finished or unfinished 
butt-weld pipe fittings that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after August 21, 2017, the date of initiation of 
the anti-circumvention inquiry.
    The suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect 
until further notice. Commerce will instruct CBP to require AD cash 
deposits equal to the China-wide rate of 182.90 percent, unless the 
importer/exporter can certify to CBP that the Chinese-origin finished 
or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings completed in Malaysia were 
supplied by a Chinese manufacturer with a company-specific separate 
rate. In that instance, the cash deposit rate will be the rate of the 
Chinese butt-weld pipe fittings manufacturer that has its own rate.\8\
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    \8\ See, e.g., Glycine from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Partial Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of 
the Antidumping Duty Order and Initiation of Scope Inquiry, 77 FR 
21532, 21535 (April 10, 2012), unchanged in Glycine from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Partial Affirmative Determination 
of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73426 
(December 10, 2012).
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    Butt-weld pipe fittings completed in Malaysia from finished and 
unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings that are not of Chinese-origin are 
not subject to this inquiry. Therefore, cash deposits are not required 
for such merchandise, subject to the following certification 
requirements.\9\ An importer of butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia 
claiming that its butt-weld pipe fittings were not completed from 
finished and unfinished Chinese butt-weld pipe fittings must meet the 
certification and documentation requirements described in Appendix II. 
Appendix II requires the importer to prepare and retain certifications 
and documents not only on its own behalf, but also get a certification 
from the exporter of this merchandise. Specifically, importers of such 
butt-weld pipe fittings must prepare and maintain an Importer 
Certification (see Appendix III) as well as documentation supporting 
the Importer Certification. Besides the Importer Certification, the 
importer must also maintain a copy of the appropriate Exporter 
Certification (see Appendix IV) and relevant supporting documentation 
from its exporter of butt-weld pipe fittings that were not completed 
using Chinese-origin finished and unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings. 
Importers must ensure that their exporters of butt-weld pipe fittings 
completed from finished and unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings of non-
Chinese origin must prepare and maintain an Exporter Certification and 
documentation supporting the Exporter Certification (see Appendix IV).
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    \9\ In light of our preliminary determination that Arah Dagang, 
Solidbend, and Sumitomo have not exported butt-weld pipe fittings 
which were completed or marked in Malaysia using finished or 
unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings from China, we will not instruct 
CBP to suspend liquidation of any unliquidated entries of non-
Chinese origin butt-weld pipe fittings, subject to their meeting the 
certification requirements.
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Verification

    As provided in 19 CFR 351.307, Commerce intends to verify 
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 final verification report is 
issued in this anti-circumvention inquiry, unless the Secretary alters 
the time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case 
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline 
date for case

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briefs.\10\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this anti-circumvention 
inquiry 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.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
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    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, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list 
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce 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

    Commerce, consistent with section 781(e) of the Act, has notified 
the International Trade Commission (ITC) of this preliminary 
determination to include the merchandise subject to this anti-
circumvention inquiry within the Order. Pursuant to section 781(e) of 
the Act, the ITC may request consultations concerning Commerce's 
proposed inclusion of the inquiry merchandise. If, after consultations, 
the ITC believes that a significant injury issue is presented by the 
proposed inclusion, it will have 60 days from the date of notification 
by Commerce to provide written advice.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f).

    Dated: July 18, 2018.
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.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry
V. Period of Inquiry
VI. Statutory Framework
VII. Use of Facts Available With an Adverse Inference
VIII. Anti-circumvention Determination
IX. Country-Wide Determination
X. Certification for Not Using Chinese-Origin Butt-Weld Pipe 
Fittings
XI. Recommendation

Appendix II

Certification Requirements

    If an importer imports carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings 
(butt-weld pipe fittings) from Malaysia and claims that the butt-
weld pipe fittings were completed in Malaysia using finished or 
unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings manufactured of non-Chinese 
origin, the importer is required to complete and maintain the 
importer certification, attached as Appendix III. The importer is 
further required to maintain a copy of the exporter certification, 
discussed below and attached as Appendix IV. The importer 
certification must be completed, signed, and dated by the time of 
filing of the entry summary for the relevant importation. Where the 
importer uses a broker to facilitate the entry process, it should 
obtain the entry number from the broker. Agents of the importer, 
such as brokers, however, are not permitted to make this 
certification on behalf of the importer.
    The exporter is required to complete and maintain the exporter 
certification, attached as Appendix IV, and is further required to 
provide the importer a copy of that certification and all supporting 
documentation. The exporter certification must be completed, signed, 
and dated by the time of shipment of the relevant entries. The 
exporter certification should be completed by the party selling the 
merchandise manufactured in Malaysia to the United States, which is 
not necessarily the producer of the product.
    The importer will not be required to submit the certifications 
or supporting documentation to CBP as part of the entry process. 
However, the importer and the exporter will be required to present 
the certifications and supporting documentation, to Commerce and/or 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as applicable, upon 
request by the respective agency. Additionally, the claims made in 
the certifications and any supporting documentation are subject to 
verification by Commerce and/or CBP. The importer and exporter are 
required to maintain the certifications and supporting documentation 
for the later of (1) a period of five years from the date of entry 
or (2) a period of three years after the conclusion of any 
litigation in United States courts regarding such entries. If it is 
determined that the certification and/or documentation requirements 
in a certification have not been met, Commerce intends to instruct 
CBP to suspend, under the antidumping duty (AD) order on butt-weld 
pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China, A-570-814, all 
unliquidated entries for which these requirements were not met and 
require the importer to post applicable AD cash deposits equal to 
the rates as determined by Commerce. Entries suspended under A-570-
814 will be liquidated pursuant to applicable administrative reviews 
of the China AD order or through the automatic liquidation process.
    For butt-weld pipe fittings completed in Malaysia from finished 
or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings manufactured in China, 
Commerce has established the following third-country case number in 
the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE): A-557-994.
    For entries suspended pursuant to the preliminary determination 
of this anti-circumvention inquiry that were shipped and/or entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period, 
August 21, 2017 (the date of initiation of this anti-circumvention 
inquiry) through the date of publication of the preliminary 
determination in the Federal Register, for which certifications are 
required, the importer and exporter certifications should be 
completed within 45 days of publication of the preliminary 
determination in the Federal Register. Accordingly, the relevant 
bullet in the certification should be edited to reflect that the 
certification was completed within this time frame. For example, the 
bullet in the importer certification that reads: ``This 
certification was completed by the time of filing the entry 
summary,'' could be edited as follows: ``The shipments/products 
referenced herein entered before the mm/dd/yyyy publication of the 
Preliminary Determination Federal Register notice. This 
certification was completed on mm/dd/yyyy, within 45 days of the 
Federal Register notice publication.'' Similarly, the bullet in the 
exporter certification that reads, ``This certification was 
completed by the time of shipment,'' could be edited as follows: 
``The shipments/products referenced herein shipped before the mm/dd/
yyyy publication of the Preliminary Determination Federal Register 
notice. This certification was completed on mm/dd/yyyy, within 45 
days of the Federal Register notice publication.'' For such entries, 
importers and exporters each have the option to complete a blanket 
certification covering multiple entries, individual certifications 
for each entry, or a combination thereof. The importer 
certifications, and copies of the exporter certifications, should be 
maintained by the importer and provided to CBP or Commerce only upon 
request by the respective agency. The exporter must provide the 
importer a copy of the exporter certification within 45 days of the 
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal 
Register.
    For unliquidated entries (and entries for which liquidation has 
not become final) of merchandise entered as type 01 entries that 
were shipped and/or entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the period, August 21, 2017 (the date of 
initiation of this anti-circumvention inquiry) through the date of 
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal 
Register, for which certifications are required, importers should 
file a Post Summary Correction with CBP, in accordance with CBP's 
regulations, regarding conversion of such entries from type 01 to 
type 03 entries and report those type 03 entries using the third-
country case

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number, A-557-994. Similarly, the importer should pay cash deposits 
on those entries consistent with the regulations governing post 
summary corrections that require payment of additional duties.

Appendix III

Importer Certification

    I hereby certify that:
     My name is {COMPANY OFFICIAL'S NAME{time}  and I am an 
official of {IMPORTING COMPANY{time} ;
     I have direct personal knowledge of the facts regarding 
the importation into the Customs territory of the United States of 
the carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings completed in Malaysia that 
entered under entry number(s) {INSERT ENTRY NUMBER(S){time}  and are 
covered by this certification. ``Direct personal knowledge'' refers 
to facts the certifying party is expected to have in its own 
records. For example, the importer should have ``direct personal 
knowledge'' of the importation of the product (e.g., the name of the 
exporter) in its records;
     I have personal knowledge of the facts regarding the 
production of the imported products covered by this certification. 
``Personal knowledge'' includes facts obtained from another party, 
(e.g., correspondence received by the importer (or exporter) from 
the producer regarding the source of the substrate used to produce 
the imported products);
     The carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings completed in 
Malaysia do not contain finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe 
fittings manufactured in the People's Republic of China;
     I understand that {IMPORTING COMPANY{time}  is required 
to maintain a copy of this certification and sufficient 
documentation supporting this certification (i.e., documents 
maintained in the normal course of business, or documents obtained 
by the certifying party, for example, mill certificates, productions 
records, invoices, etc.) for the later of (1) a period of five years 
from the date of entry or (2) a period of three years after the 
conclusion of any litigation in the United States courts regarding 
such entries;
     I understand that {IMPORTING COMPANY{time} is required 
to provide this certification and supporting records, upon request, 
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and/or the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce);
     I understand that {IMPORTING COMPANY{time}  is required 
to maintain a copy of the exporter's certification, (attesting to 
the production and/or export of the imported merchandise identified 
above), for the later of (1) a period of five years from the date of 
entry or (2) a period of three years after the conclusion of any 
litigation in United States courts regarding such entries;
     I understand that {IMPORTING COMPANY{time} is required 
to maintain and provide a copy of the exporter's certification and 
supporting records, upon request, to CBP and/or Commerce;
     I understand that the claims made herein, and the 
substantiating documentation, are subject to verification by CBP 
and/or Commerce;
     I understand that failure to maintain the required 
certification and/or failure to substantiate the claims made herein 
will result in:
    [cir] suspension of liquidation of all unliquidated entries (and 
entries for which liquidation has not become final) for which these 
requirements were not met; and
    [cir] the requirement that the importer post applicable 
antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits 
(as appropriate) equal to the rates determined by Commerce;
     I understand that agents of the importer, such as 
brokers, are not permitted to make this certification;
     This certification was completed by the time of filing 
the entry summary; and
     I am aware that U.S. law (including, but not limited 
to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes criminal sanctions on individuals who 
knowingly and willfully make material false statements to the U.S. 
government.
Signature--------------------------------------------------------------
NAME OF COMPANY OFFICIAL

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Appendix IV

Exporter Certification

    I hereby certify that:
     My name is {COMPANY OFFICIAL'S NAME HERE{time}  and I 
am an official of {NAME OF EXPORTING COMPANY{time} ;
     I have direct personal knowledge of the facts regarding 
the production and exportation of the carbon steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings identified below. ``Direct personal knowledge'' refers to 
facts the certifying party is expected to have in its own books and 
records. For example, an exporter should have ``direct personal 
knowledge'' of the producer's identity and location;
     These carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings completed in 
Malaysia do not contain finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe 
fittings manufactured in the People's Republic of China;
     I understand that {NAME OF EXPORTING COMPANY{time}  is 
required to maintain a copy of this certification and sufficient 
documentation supporting this certification (i.e., documents 
maintained in the normal course of business, or documents obtained 
by the certifying party, for example, mill certificates, productions 
records, invoices, etc.) for the later of (1) a period of five years 
from the date of entry or (2) a period of three years after the 
conclusion of any litigation in the United States courts regarding 
such entries;
     I understand that {NAME OF EXPORTING COMPANY{time}  
must provide this Exporter Certification to the U.S. importer by the 
time of shipment. The shipments/products referenced herein shipped 
before the mm/dd/yyyy publication of the Preliminary Determination 
Federal Register notice. This certification was completed on DD/MM/
YY, within 45 days of the Federal Register notice publication;
     I understand that {NAME OF EXPORTING COMPANY{time}  is 
required to provide a copy of this certification and supporting 
records, upon request, to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
and/or the Department of Commerce (Commerce);
     I understand that the claims made herein, and the 
substantiating documentation, are subject to verification by CBP 
and/or Commerce;
     I understand that failure to maintain the required 
certification and/or failure to substantiate the claims made herein 
will result in:
    [cir] suspension of all unliquidated entries (and entries for 
which liquidation has not become final) for which these requirements 
were not met; and
    [cir] the requirement that the importer post applicable 
antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits 
(as appropriate) equal to the rates as determined by Commerce;
     This certification was completed at or prior to the 
time of shipment; and
     I am aware that U.S. law (including, but not limited 
to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes criminal sanctions on individuals who 
knowingly and willfully make material false statements to the U.S. 
government.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2018 / Notices 35205 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: § 705.6 of the regulations. Anyone NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Michael Vaccaro, Acting Director, Office submitting business confidential (202) 482–4047 or (202) 482–4031, of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of information should clearly identify the respectively. Industry and Security, U.S. Department business confidential portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of Commerce (202) 482–4060, submission, file a statement justifying Uranium232@bis.doc.gov. For more nondisclosure and referring to the Background information about the section 232 specific legal authority claimed, and On July 6, 1992, Commerce issued the program, including the regulations and provide a non-confidential submission AD order on imports of butt-weld pipe the text of previous investigations, see which can be placed in the public file. fittings from China.1 Additionally, on www.bis.doc.gov/232. Communications from agencies of the March 31, 1994, Commerce issued an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: United States Government will not be affirmative final anti-circumvention made available for public inspection. If determination finding that imports into Background public hearings are held in support of the United States of pipe fittings that On July 18, 2018, the Secretary of this investigation, a separate Federal were finished in Thailand from Commerce (‘‘Secretary’’) initiated an Register notice will be published. unfinished pipe fittings produced in investigation under section 232 of the The Bureau of Industry and Security China constituted circumvention of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as does not maintain a separate public Order within the meaning of section amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to determine inspection facility. Requesters should 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as the effects on the national security of first view the Bureau’s web page, which amended (the Act).2 Commerce applied imports of uranium. can be found at https:// this finding of circumvention to all Written Comments efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see ‘‘Electronic imports of butt-weld pipe fittings from FOIA’’ heading). If requesters cannot Thailand, regardless of manufacturer/ This investigation is being undertaken access the website, they may call 202– in accordance with part 705 of the producer, unless accompanied by a 482–0795 for assistance. The records certification stating that such pipe National Security Industrial Base related to this assessment are made Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709) fittings have not been produced from accessible in accordance with the unfinished pipe fittings sourced from (‘‘NSIBR’’). Interested parties are invited regulations published in part 4 of title to submit written comments, data, China.3 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations On May 22, 2017, Tube Forgings of analyses, or information pertinent to (15 CFR 4.1 et seq.). this investigation to the Office of America, Inc., Mills Iron Works, Inc., Technology Evaluation, U.S. Dated: July 19, 2018. and Hackney Ladish, Inc., (collectively, Department of Commerce (‘‘the Wilbur Ross, the domestic parties), alleged that Department’’), no later than September Secretary of Commerce. imports of butt-weld pipe fittings which 10, 2018. [FR Doc. 2018–15891 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] were completed in Malaysia using The Department is particularly BILLING CODE 3510–33–P finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe interested in comments and information fittings sourced from China are directed to the criteria listed in § 705.4 circumventing the Order.4 In their of the regulations as they affect national DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE allegation, the domestic parties security, including the following: (a) requested that Commerce initiate an Quantity of or other circumstances International Trade Administration anti-circumvention inquiry pursuant to related to the importation of uranium; [A–570–814] section 781(b) of the Act, and 19 CFR (b) Domestic production and productive 351.225(h), to determine whether capacity needed for uranium to meet Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings imports of butt-weld pipe fittings projected national defense From the People’s Republic of China: sourced from unfinished or finished requirements; (c) Existing and Preliminary Affirmative Determination butt-weld pipe fittings from the PRC anticipated availability of human of Circumvention of the Antidumping have undergone minor finishing resources, products, raw materials, Duty Order processes, or were simply marked with production equipment, and facilities to ‘‘Malaysia’’ as the country of origin, in produce uranium; (d) Growth AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Malaysia, before export to the United requirements of the uranium industry to International Trade Administration, States constitutes circumvention of the meet national defense requirements Department of Commerce. Order. The domestic parties also and/or requirements to assure such SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce requested that Commerce reach an growth; (e) The impact of foreign (Commerce) preliminarily determines affirmative determination of competition on the economic welfare of that carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings circumvention for all imports of butt- the uranium industry; (f) The (butt-weld pipe fittings) exported from displacement of any domestic uranium Malaysia, which were completed in 1 See Antidumping Duty Order and Amendment production causing substantial Malaysia using finished or unfinished to the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than butt-weld pipe fittings sourced from the Fair Value; Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe unemployment, decrease in the Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, 57 FR revenues of government, loss of People’s Republic of China (China), are 29702 (July 6, 1992) (Order). investment or specialized skills and circumventing the antidumping duty 2 See Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings productive capacity, or other serious (AD) order on butt-weld pipe fittings from the People’s Republic of China; Affirmative from China. Final Determination of Circumvention of effects; (g) Relevant factors that are daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Antidumping Duty Order, 59 FR 15155 (March 31, causing or will cause a weakening of our DATES: Applicable July 25, 2018. 1994). national economy; and (h) Any other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 3 Id., at 15158–59. relevant factors. Huang or Susan Pulongbarit, AD/CVD 4 See Letter from the domestic parties to the Material submitted by members of the Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China, public that is business confidential Compliance, International Trade A–570–814; Request for Circumvention Ruling information will be exempted from Administration, U.S. Department of Pursuant to Section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of public disclosure as provided for by Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 1930,’’ dated May 22, 2017. 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35206 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2018 / Notices weld pipe fittings from Malaysia, Preliminary Finding Butt-weld pipe fittings completed in regardless of producer or exporter. Malaysia from finished and unfinished On August 25, 2017, Commerce As detailed in the Preliminary butt-weld pipe fittings that are not of published in the Federal Register the Decision Memorandum, we Chinese-origin are not subject to this notice of initiation of this anti- preliminarily determine that butt-weld inquiry. Therefore, cash deposits are not circumvention inquiry.5 For a complete pipe fittings exported from Malaysia, required for such merchandise, subject description of the events that followed which were completed in Malaysia to the following certification the initiation of this inquiry, see the using finished or unfinished butt-weld requirements.9 An importer of butt-weld Preliminary Decision Memorandum.6 A pipe fittings from China, or were simply pipe fittings from Malaysia claiming list of topics included in the marked with ‘‘Malaysia’’ as the country that its butt-weld pipe fittings were not Preliminary Decision Memorandum is of origin are circumventing the Order. completed from finished and unfinished included as Appendix I to this notice. As such, we preliminarily determine Chinese butt-weld pipe fittings must The Preliminary Decision Memorandum that it is appropriate to include this meet the certification and is a public document and is on file merchandise within the Order and to documentation requirements described electronically via Enforcement and instruct U.S. Customs and Border in Appendix II. Appendix II requires the Compliance’s Antidumping and Protection (CBP) to suspend any entries importer to prepare and retain Countervailing Duty Centralized of butt-weld pipe fittings from Malaysia, certifications and documents not only Electronic Service System (ACCESS). which were completed in Malaysia on its own behalf, but also get a ACCESS is available to registered users using finished or unfinished butt-weld certification from the exporter of this at https://access.trade.gov, and to all pipe fittings from China, or were simply merchandise. Specifically, importers of parties in the Central Records Unit, marked with ‘‘Malaysia’’ as the country such butt-weld pipe fittings must room B8024 of the main Department of of origin. We also preliminarily prepare and maintain an Importer Commerce building. In addition, a determine that Arah Dagang Sdn. Bhd. Certification (see Appendix III) as well complete version of the Preliminary (Arah Dagang), Solidbend Fittings & as documentation supporting the Decision Memorandum can be accessed Flanges Sdn. Bhd. (Solidbend), and Importer Certification. Besides the directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania Importer Certification, the importer frn/. The signed and the electronic Pte. Ltd. (Sumitomo) have not exported must also maintain a copy of the versions of the Preliminary Decision butt-weld pipe fittings which were appropriate Exporter Certification (see Memorandum are identical in content. completed in Malaysia using finished or Appendix IV) and relevant supporting unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings from Scope of the Order documentation from its exporter of butt- China. weld pipe fittings that were not The products covered by the Order Suspension of Liquidation completed using Chinese-origin finished are carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings. and unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings. For a complete description of the scope In accordance with 19 CFR Importers must ensure that their of the Order, see the Preliminary 351.225(l)(2), Commerce will direct CBP exporters of butt-weld pipe fittings Decision Memorandum.7 to suspend liquidation and to require a completed from finished and unfinished cash deposit of estimated duties on butt-weld pipe fittings of non-Chinese Scope of the Anti-Circumvention unliquidated entries of butt-weld pipe Inquiry origin must prepare and maintain an fittings completed or simply marked in Exporter Certification and This anti-circumvention inquiry Malaysia from Chinese-origin finished documentation supporting the Exporter covers butt-weld pipe fittings exported or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings Certification (see Appendix IV). from Malaysia to the United States, that were entered, or withdrawn from which were completed in Malaysia warehouse, for consumption on or after Verification using finished or unfinished butt-weld August 21, 2017, the date of initiation As provided in 19 CFR 351.307, pipe fittings sourced from China of the anti-circumvention inquiry. Commerce intends to verify information (inquiry merchandise). This preliminary The suspension of liquidation relied upon in making its final ruling applies to all shipments of instructions will remain in effect until determination. inquiry merchandise on or after the date further notice. Commerce will instruct of the initiation of this inquiry. CBP to require AD cash deposits equal Public Comment Methodology to the China-wide rate of 182.90 Case briefs or other written comments percent, unless the importer/exporter may be submitted to the Assistant Commerce is conducting this anti- can certify to CBP that the Chinese- Secretary for Enforcement and circumvention inquiry in accordance origin finished or unfinished butt-weld Compliance no later than seven days with section 781(b) of the Act. For a full pipe fittings completed in Malaysia after the date on which the last final description of the methodology were supplied by a Chinese verification report is issued in this anti- underlying Commerce’s preliminary manufacturer with a company-specific circumvention inquiry, unless the determination, see the Preliminary separate rate. In that instance, the cash Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal Decision Memorandum. deposit rate will be the rate of the briefs, limited to issues raised in case 5 See Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Chinese butt-weld pipe fittings briefs, may be submitted no later than the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Anti- manufacturer that has its own rate.8 five days after the deadline date for case Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Order, 82 FR 40556 (August 25, 2017). 8 See, e.g., Glycine from the People’s Republic of 9 In light of our preliminary determination that 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Decision China: Preliminary Partial Affirmative Arah Dagang, Solidbend, and Sumitomo have not Memorandum for the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry Determination of Circumvention of the exported butt-weld pipe fittings which were on the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Carbon Antidumping Duty Order and Initiation of Scope completed or marked in Malaysia using finished or Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Inquiry, 77 FR 21532, 21535 (April 10, 2012), unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings from China, we Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and unchanged in Glycine from the People’s Republic of will not instruct CBP to suspend liquidation of any hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary China: Final Partial Affirmative Determination of unliquidated entries of non-Chinese origin butt- Decision Memorandum). Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 77 weld pipe fittings, subject to their meeting the 7 Id. FR 73426 (December 10, 2012). certification requirements. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jul 24, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2018 / Notices 35207 briefs.10 Pursuant to 19 CFR II. Background AD cash deposits equal to the rates as 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who III. Scope of the Order determined by Commerce. Entries suspended submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in IV. Scope of the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry under A–570–814 will be liquidated V. Period of Inquiry pursuant to applicable administrative this anti-circumvention inquiry are VI. Statutory Framework reviews of the China AD order or through the encouraged to submit with each VII. Use of Facts Available With an Adverse automatic liquidation process. argument: (1) A statement of the issue; Inference For butt-weld pipe fittings completed in (2) a brief summary of the argument; VIII. Anti-circumvention Determination Malaysia from finished or unfinished butt- and (3) a table of authorities. IX. Country-Wide Determination weld pipe fittings manufactured in China, Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), X. Certification for Not Using Chinese-Origin Commerce has established the following interested parties who wish to request a Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings third-country case number in the Automated hearing, limited to issues raised in the XI. Recommendation Commercial Environment (ACE): A–557–994. case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a For entries suspended pursuant to the Appendix II preliminary determination of this anti- written request to the Assistant Certification Requirements circumvention inquiry that were shipped Secretary for Enforcement and and/or entered, or withdrawn from Compliance, U.S. Department of If an importer imports carbon steel butt- warehouse, for consumption during the Commerce, within 30 days after the date weld pipe fittings (butt-weld pipe fittings) period, August 21, 2017 (the date of initiation of publication of this notice. Requests from Malaysia and claims that the butt-weld of this anti-circumvention inquiry) through pipe fittings were completed in Malaysia the date of publication of the preliminary should contain the party’s name, using finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe address, and telephone number, the determination in the Federal Register, for fittings manufactured of non-Chinese origin, which certifications are required, the number of participants, whether any the importer is required to complete and participant is a foreign national, and a importer and exporter certifications should maintain the importer certification, attached be completed within 45 days of publication list of the issues to be discussed. If a as Appendix III. The importer is further of the preliminary determination in the request for a hearing is made, Commerce required to maintain a copy of the exporter Federal Register. Accordingly, the relevant intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. certification, discussed below and attached bullet in the certification should be edited to Department of Commerce, 1401 as Appendix IV. The importer certification reflect that the certification was completed must be completed, signed, and dated by the Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, within this time frame. For example, the time of filing of the entry summary for the DC 20230, at a time and date to be bullet in the importer certification that reads: relevant importation. Where the importer determined. Parties should confirm by ‘‘This certification was completed by the uses a broker to facilitate the entry process, telephone the date, time, and location of time of filing the entry summary,’’ could be it should obtain the entry number from the the hearing two days before the edited as follows: ‘‘The shipments/products broker. Agents of the importer, such as referenced herein entered before the mm/dd/ scheduled date. brokers, however, are not permitted to make this certification on behalf of the importer. yyyy publication of the Preliminary International Trade Commission The exporter is required to complete and Determination Federal Register notice. Notification maintain the exporter certification, attached This certification was completed on mm/dd/ as Appendix IV, and is further required to yyyy, within 45 days of the Federal Register Commerce, consistent with section notice publication.’’ Similarly, the bullet in provide the importer a copy of that 781(e) of the Act, has notified the certification and all supporting the exporter certification that reads, ‘‘This International Trade Commission (ITC) of documentation. The exporter certification certification was completed by the time of this preliminary determination to must be completed, signed, and dated by the shipment,’’ could be edited as follows: ‘‘The include the merchandise subject to this time of shipment of the relevant entries. The shipments/products referenced herein anti-circumvention inquiry within the exporter certification should be completed by shipped before the mm/dd/yyyy publication Order. Pursuant to section 781(e) of the the party selling the merchandise of the Preliminary Determination Federal manufactured in Malaysia to the United Register notice. This certification was Act, the ITC may request consultations completed on mm/dd/yyyy, within 45 days concerning Commerce’s proposed States, which is not necessarily the producer of the product. of the Federal Register notice publication.’’ inclusion of the inquiry merchandise. If, For such entries, importers and exporters The importer will not be required to after consultations, the ITC believes that submit the certifications or supporting each have the option to complete a blanket a significant injury issue is presented by documentation to CBP as part of the entry certification covering multiple entries, the proposed inclusion, it will have 60 process. However, the importer and the individual certifications for each entry, or a days from the date of notification by exporter will be required to present the combination thereof. The importer Commerce to provide written advice. certifications and supporting documentation, certifications, and copies of the exporter to Commerce and/or U.S. Customs and certifications, should be maintained by the Notification to Interested Parties Border Protection (CBP), as applicable, upon importer and provided to CBP or Commerce This determination is issued and request by the respective agency. only upon request by the respective agency. Additionally, the claims made in the The exporter must provide the importer a published in accordance with section copy of the exporter certification within 45 certifications and any supporting 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(f). documentation are subject to verification by days of the publication of the preliminary Dated: July 18, 2018. Commerce and/or CBP. The importer and determination in the Federal Register. Gary Taverman, exporter are required to maintain the For unliquidated entries (and entries for certifications and supporting documentation which liquidation has not become final) of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping for the later of (1) a period of five years from merchandise entered as type 01 entries that and Countervailing Duty Operations, the date of entry or (2) a period of three years were shipped and/or entered, or withdrawn performing the non-exclusive functions and after the conclusion of any litigation in from warehouse, for consumption during the duties of the Assistant Secretary for United States courts regarding such entries. period, August 21, 2017 (the date of initiation Enforcement and Compliance. If it is determined that the certification and/ of this anti-circumvention inquiry) through daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Appendix I or documentation requirements in a the date of publication of the preliminary certification have not been met, Commerce determination in the Federal Register, for List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary intends to instruct CBP to suspend, under the which certifications are required, importers Decision Memorandum antidumping duty (AD) order on butt-weld should file a Post Summary Correction with I. Summary pipe fittings from the People’s Republic of CBP, in accordance with CBP’s regulations, China, A–570–814, all unliquidated entries regarding conversion of such entries from 10 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 for which these requirements were not met type 01 to type 03 entries and report those (for general filing requirements). and require the importer to post applicable type 03 entries using the third-country case VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jul 24, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1

35208 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2018 / Notices number, A–557–994. Similarly, the importer • I understand that failure to maintain the supporting records, upon request, to U.S. should pay cash deposits on those entries required certification and/or failure to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and/or consistent with the regulations governing substantiate the claims made herein will the Department of Commerce (Commerce); post summary corrections that require result in: • I understand that the claims made payment of additional duties. Æ suspension of liquidation of all herein, and the substantiating unliquidated entries (and entries for which documentation, are subject to verification by Appendix III liquidation has not become final) for which CBP and/or Commerce; Importer Certification these requirements were not met; and • I understand that failure to maintain the Æ the requirement that the importer post required certification and/or failure to I hereby certify that: applicable antidumping duty (AD) and/or substantiate the claims made herein will • My name is {COMPANY OFFICIAL’S countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits (as result in: NAME} and I am an official of {IMPORTING appropriate) equal to the rates determined by COMPANY}; Æ suspension of all unliquidated entries Commerce; (and entries for which liquidation has not • I have direct personal knowledge of the • I understand that agents of the importer, facts regarding the importation into the become final) for which these requirements such as brokers, are not permitted to make were not met; and Customs territory of the United States of the this certification; carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings Æ the requirement that the importer post • This certification was completed by the applicable antidumping duty (AD) and/or completed in Malaysia that entered under time of filing the entry summary; and entry number(s) {INSERT ENTRY countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits (as • I am aware that U.S. law (including, but appropriate) equal to the rates as determined NUMBER(S)} and are covered by this not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes certification. ‘‘Direct personal knowledge’’ by Commerce; criminal sanctions on individuals who • This certification was completed at or refers to facts the certifying party is expected knowingly and willfully make material false to have in its own records. For example, the prior to the time of shipment; and statements to the U.S. government. • I am aware that U.S. law (including, but importer should have ‘‘direct personal Signature llllllllllllllll knowledge’’ of the importation of the product not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes NAME OF COMPANY OFFICIAL criminal sanctions on individuals who (e.g., the name of the exporter) in its records; • I have personal knowledge of the facts lllllllllllllllllllll knowingly and willfully make material false regarding the production of the imported TITLE statements to the U.S. government. products covered by this certification. lllllllllllllllllllll Signature llllllllllllllll ‘‘Personal knowledge’’ includes facts NAME OF COMPANY OFFICIAL obtained from another party, (e.g., Appendix IV lllllllllllllllllllll correspondence received by the importer (or Exporter Certification TITLE exporter) from the producer regarding the lllllllllllllllllllll source of the substrate used to produce the I hereby certify that: • My name is {COMPANY OFFICIAL’S DATE imported products); • The carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings NAME HERE} and I am an official of {NAME [FR Doc. 2018–15882 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] completed in Malaysia do not contain OF EXPORTING COMPANY}; BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings • I have direct personal knowledge of the manufactured in the People’s Republic of facts regarding the production and China; exportation of the carbon steel butt-weld pipe DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE • I understand that {IMPORTING fittings identified below. ‘‘Direct personal COMPANY} is required to maintain a copy knowledge’’ refers to facts the certifying party International Trade Administration of this certification and sufficient is expected to have in its own books and documentation supporting this certification records. For example, an exporter should have ‘‘direct personal knowledge’’ of the [C–570–968] (i.e., documents maintained in the normal course of business, or documents obtained by producer’s identity and location; • These carbon steel butt-weld pipe Aluminum Extrusions From the the certifying party, for example, mill People’s Republic of China: Final certificates, productions records, invoices, fittings completed in Malaysia do not contain etc.) for the later of (1) a period of five years finished or unfinished butt-weld pipe fittings Results of Countervailing Duty from the date of entry or (2) a period of three manufactured in the People’s Republic of Administrative Review; 2016 years after the conclusion of any litigation in China; • I understand that {NAME OF AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the United States courts regarding such entries; EXPORTING COMPANY} is required to International Trade Administration, • I understand that {IMPORTING maintain a copy of this certification and Department of Commerce. COMPANY}is required to provide this sufficient documentation supporting this SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce certification and supporting records, upon certification (i.e., documents maintained in (Commerce) determines that Liaoning request, to U.S. Customs and Border the normal course of business, or documents Zhongwang Group Co. Ltd. (Liaoning) Protection (CBP) and/or the Department of obtained by the certifying party, for example, mill certificates, productions records, and Liaoyang Zhongwang Aluminum Commerce (Commerce); • I understand that {IMPORTING invoices, etc.) for the later of (1) a period of Profile Co. Ltd. (Liaoyang), exporters/ COMPANY} is required to maintain a copy five years from the date of entry or (2) a producers of aluminum extrusions from of the exporter’s certification, (attesting to the period of three years after the conclusion of the People’s Republic of China (China), production and/or export of the imported any litigation in the United States courts received countervailable subsidies merchandise identified above), for the later of regarding such entries; during the period of review (POR) (1) a period of five years from the date of • I understand that {NAME OF January 1, 2016, through December 31, entry or (2) a period of three years after the EXPORTING COMPANY} must provide this 2016. conclusion of any litigation in United States Exporter Certification to the U.S. importer by courts regarding such entries; the time of shipment. The shipments/ DATES: Applicable July 25, 2018. • I understand that {IMPORTING products referenced herein shipped before FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES COMPANY}is required to maintain and the mm/dd/yyyy publication of the Davina Friedmann AD/CVD Operations, provide a copy of the exporter’s certification Preliminary Determination Federal Register Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, and supporting records, upon request, to CBP notice. This certification was completed on International Trade Administration, and/or Commerce; DD/MM/YY, within 45 days of the Federal U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 • I understand that the claims made Register notice publication; herein, and the substantiating • I understand that {NAME OF Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, documentation, are subject to verification by EXPORTING COMPANY} is required to DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0698. CBP and/or Commerce; provide a copy of this certification and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jul 24, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1


Document Created: 2018-07-25 00:44:06
Document Modified: 2018-07-25 00:44:06
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable July 25, 2018.
ContactJerry Huang or Susan Pulongbarit, AD/ CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4047 or (202) 482-4031, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 35205 
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