83_FR_4659 83 FR 4637 - Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China and India: Countervailing Duty Orders

83 FR 4637 - Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the People's Republic of China and India: Countervailing Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

Page Range4637-4639
FR Document2018-02045

Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing countervailing duty orders on certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) from the People's Republic of China (China) and India.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-059, C-533-874]


Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
From the People's Republic of China and India: Countervailing Duty 
Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
Commerce is issuing countervailing duty orders on certain cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical 
tubing) from the People's Republic of China (China) and India.

DATES: February 1, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanah Lee at (202) 482-6386, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office III, and Ryan Mullen at (202) 482-5260, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on December 11, 2017, 
Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the 
countervailing duty investigations of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from 
China and India.\1\ On January 24, 2018, the ITC notified Commerce of 
its final affirmative determination, pursuant to section 705(d) of the 
Act, that an industry in the United States is materially injured within 
the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of 
subsidized imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and 
India.\2\ Further, the ITC determined that critical circumstances do 
not exist with respect to imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from 
China.
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Cold-Drawn 
Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination, and Final 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR 
58175 (December 11, 2017) (China Final Determination); and Certain 
Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from India: 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 58172 
(December 11, 2017).
    \2\ See letter from the ITC concerning imports of cold-drawn 
mechanical tubing from China and India (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-
576-577 (Final)), dated January 24, 2018 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by these orders is cold-drawn mechanical tubing 
from China and India. For a complete description of the scope of these 
orders, see the Appendix to this notice.

Countervailing Duty Orders

    As stated above, on January 24, 2018, in accordance with sections 
705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination 
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason 
of subsidized imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and 
India.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, 
Commerce is issuing these countervailing duty orders. Because the ITC 
determined that imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and 
India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of 
such merchandise from China and India, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of 
countervailing duties.
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    \3\ See ITC Notification Letter.
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    As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with 
section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, 
countervailing duties on unliquidated entries of cold-drawn mechanical 
tubing from China and India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after September 25, 2017, the date of publication of 
the Preliminary Determinations,\4\ but will not include entries 
occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and 
before publication in the Federal Register of the ITC's final injury 
determination.
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    \4\ See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy 
Steel from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 44562 (September 25, 2017); 
see also Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy 
Steel from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 82 FR 44558 (September 25, 2017) (collectively, 
Preliminary Determinations).
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation on all entries of 
subject merchandise from China and India, applicable the

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date of publication of the ITC's notice of final affirmative injury 
determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon further 
instruction by Commerce pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, 
countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an 
amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject 
merchandise. We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for 
each entry of subject merchandise as indicated below. These 
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further 
notice. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not 
specifically listed, as appropriate.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
              Exporter/Producer from China                   (Percent)
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Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd \5\..................           21.41
Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd \6\......           18.27
All-Others..............................................           19.84
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Exporter/Producer from India                                Subsidy rate
                                                               (Percent)
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Goodluck India Limited..................................            8.02
Tube Investments of India Limited.......................           42.60
All-Others..............................................           22.40
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Critical Circumstances

    With regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances 
determination on imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China, we 
will instruct CBP to lift suspension and to refund any cash deposits 
made to secure the payment of estimated countervailing duties with 
respect to entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 27, 2017 (i.e., 90 
days prior to the date of the publication of the Preliminary 
Determination), but before September 25, 2017 (i.e., the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination).
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    \5\ In China Final Determination, Commerce continued to find the 
following companies to be cross-owned with Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe 
Co., Ltd.: Hongren Precision Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd and 
Changzhou Kemeng Mechanical Equipment Co., Ltd.
    \6\ See Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel 
from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Correction to Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination of Critical 
Circumstances, In Part, 83 FR 351 (January 3, 2018) (China 
Correction Notice). In China Correction Notice, Commerce clarified 
the names of the companies it found to be cross-owned with 
Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.: Jiangsu 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.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the countervailing duty orders with respect 
to cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and India pursuant to 
section 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of 
countervailing duty orders at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    These orders are issued and published in accordance with section 
706(a) and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: January 26, 2018.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Appendix

Scope of the Orders

    The scope of these orders covers cold-drawn mechanical tubing of 
carbon and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) of circular 
cross-section, 304.8 mm or more in length, in actual outside 
diameters less than 331mm, 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. Other cold-finishing operations that may be 
used to produce subject merchandise include cold-rolling and cold-
sizing the tubing.
    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 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 these orders when it meets the physical description set 
forth above.
    Steel products included in the scope of these orders 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, 
nondestructive testing, deburring or chamfering, remains within the 
scope of these orders.
    All products that meet the written physical description are 
within the scope of these orders 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 orders 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 these orders:
    (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;

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 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 these orders.
    The products subject to the orders 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 orders is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2018-02045 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                                                                                                            Department contact

                                                                                    Antidumping Duty Proceedings
                                                Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China, (A–570–983) (1st Review) ..................................................................   Robert James, (202) 482–0649.
                                                                                   Countervailing Duty Proceedings
                                                Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China, (C–570–984) (1st Review) ..................................................................   Robert James, (202) 482–0649.
                                                                                      Suspended Investigations
                                                No Sunset Review of suspended investigations is scheduled for initiation in March 2018.



                                                  Commerce’s procedures for the                           Commerce is issuing countervailing                         description of the scope of these orders,
                                                conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth                   duty orders on certain cold-drawn                          see the Appendix to this notice.
                                                in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of                          mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy
                                                                                                                                                                     Countervailing Duty Orders
                                                Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews                  steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing)
                                                provides further information regarding                    from the People’s Republic of China                           As stated above, on January 24, 2018,
                                                what is required of all parties to                        (China) and India.                                         in accordance with sections 705(d) of
                                                participate in Sunset Reviews.                            DATES: February 1, 2018.                                   the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of
                                                  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c),                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           its final determination that an industry
                                                Commerce will maintain and make                           Shanah Lee at (202) 482–6386, AD/CVD                       in the United States is materially
                                                available a service list for these                        Operations, Office III, and Ryan Mullen                    injured by reason of subsidized imports
                                                proceedings. To facilitate the timely                     at (202) 482–5260, AD/CVD Operations,                      of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from
                                                preparation of the service list(s), it is                 Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,                      China and India.3 Therefore, in
                                                requested that those seeking recognition                  International Trade Administration,                        accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the
                                                as interested parties to a proceeding                     U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                          Act, Commerce is issuing these
                                                contact Commerce in writing within 10                     Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                        countervailing duty orders. Because the
                                                days of the publication of the Notice of                  DC 20230.                                                  ITC determined that imports of cold-
                                                Initiation.                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 drawn mechanical tubing from China
                                                  Please note that if Commerce receives                                                                              and India are materially injuring a U.S.
                                                a Notice of Intent to Participate from a                  Background                                                 industry, unliquidated entries of such
                                                member of the domestic industry within                       In accordance with section 705(d) of                    merchandise from China and India,
                                                15 days of the date of initiation, the                    the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the                    entered or withdrawn from warehouse
                                                review will continue.                                     Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on                            for consumption, are subject to the
                                                  Thereafter, any interested party                        December 11, 2017, Commerce                                assessment of countervailing duties.
                                                wishing to participate in the Sunset                      published its affirmative final                               As a result of the ITC’s final
                                                Review must provide substantive                           determinations in the countervailing                       determination, in accordance with
                                                comments in response to the notice of                     duty investigations of cold-drawn                          section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce
                                                initiation no later than 30 days after the                mechanical tubing from China and                           will direct U.S. Customs and Border
                                                date of initiation.                                       India.1 On January 24, 2018, the ITC                       Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
                                                  This notice is not required by statute                  notified Commerce of its final                             instruction by Commerce,
                                                but is published as a service to the                      affirmative determination, pursuant to                     countervailing duties on unliquidated
                                                international trading community.                          section 705(d) of the Act, that an                         entries of cold-drawn mechanical tubing
                                                  Dated: January 26, 2018.                                industry in the United States is                           from China and India entered, or
                                                                                                          materially injured within the meaning                      withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                                James Maeder,
                                                                                                          of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by                  consumption on or after September 25,
                                                Senior Director performing the duties of                  reason of subsidized imports of cold-                      2017, the date of publication of the
                                                Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                and Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                                                                          drawn mechanical tubing from China                         Preliminary Determinations,4 but will
                                                                                                          and India.2 Further, the ITC determined                    not include entries occurring after the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–02003 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          that critical circumstances do not exist                   expiration of the provisional measures
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          with respect to imports of cold-drawn                      period and before publication in the
                                                                                                          mechanical tubing from China.                              Federal Register of the ITC’s final injury
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    Scope of the Orders                                        determination.
                                                                                                             The product covered by these orders                     Suspension of Liquidation
                                                International Trade Administration
                                                                                                          is cold-drawn mechanical tubing from                          In accordance with section 706 of the
                                                [C–570–059, C–533–874]                                    China and India. For a complete                            Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to
                                                                                                                                                                     reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
                                                Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing                        1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Cold-
                                                                                                                                                                     on all entries of subject merchandise
                                                of Carbon and Alloy Steel From the                        Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
                                                                                                                                                                     from China and India, applicable the
                                                People’s Republic of China and India:                     Steel from the People’s Republic of China: Final
                                                                                                          Affirmative Determination, and Final Affirmative
                                                Countervailing Duty Orders                                Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82          3 SeeITC Notification Letter.
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                                                                                                          FR 58175 (December 11, 2017) (China Final                     4 SeeCertain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                      Determination); and Certain Cold-Drawn                     Carbon and Alloy Steel from the People’s Republic
                                                International Trade Administration,                       Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from           of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
                                                Department of Commerce.                                   India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty               Duty Determination, 82 FR 44562 (September 25,
                                                SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final                       Determination, 82 FR 58172 (December 11, 2017).            2017); see also Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical
                                                                                                            2 See letter from the ITC concerning imports of          Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from India:
                                                determinations by the Department of                       cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and                Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
                                                Commerce (Commerce) and the                               India (Investigation Nos. 701–TA–576–577 (Final)),         Investigation, 82 FR 44558 (September 25, 2017)
                                                International Trade Commission (ITC),                     dated January 24, 2018 (ITC Notification Letter).          (collectively, Preliminary Determinations).



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                                                date of publication of the ITC’s notice of                       25, 2017 (i.e., the date of publication of              (3) Aerospace Material Specification (AMS)
                                                final affirmative injury determination in                        the Preliminary Determination).                      AMS T–6736 (AMS 6736), AMS 6371, AMS
                                                the Federal Register, and to assess,                                                                                  5050, AMS 5075, AMS 5062, AMS 6360,
                                                                                                                 Notification to Interested Parties                   AMS 6361, AMS 6362, AMS 6371, AMS
                                                upon further instruction by Commerce                                                                                  6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381, AMS 6415;
                                                pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act,                           This notice constitutes the
                                                                                                                                                                         (4) United States Military Standards (MIL)
                                                countervailing duties for each entry of                          countervailing duty orders with respect              MIL–T–5066 and MIL–T–6736;
                                                the subject merchandise in an amount                             to cold-drawn mechanical tubing from                    (5) foreign standards equivalent to one of
                                                based on the net countervailable                                 China and India pursuant to section                  the previously listed ASTM, ASME, SAE,
                                                subsidy rates for the subject                                    706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can            AMS or MIL specifications including but not
                                                merchandise. We will also instruct CBP                           find a list of countervailing duty orders            limited to:
                                                                                                                 at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/                  (a) German Institute for Standardization
                                                to require cash deposits for each entry                                                                               (DIN) specifications DIN 2391–2, DIN 2393–
                                                of subject merchandise as indicated                              iastats1.html.
                                                                                                                    These orders are issued and published             2, DIN 2394–2);
                                                below. These instructions suspending                                                                                     (b) European Standards (EN) EN 10305–1,
                                                                                                                 in accordance with section 706(a) and
                                                liquidation will remain in effect until                                                                               EN 10305–2, EN 10305–4, EN 10305–6 and
                                                                                                                 19 CFR 351.211(b).                                   European national variations on those
                                                further notice. The all-others rate
                                                applies to all producers or exporters not                          Dated: January 26, 2018.                           standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN),
                                                                                                                 P. Lee Smith,                                        Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard
                                                specifically listed, as appropriate.
                                                                                                                 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and            (DIN EN) variations, etc.);
                                                                                                                 Negotiations.                                           (c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G
                                                    Exporter/Producer from                   Subsidy rate                                                             3441 and JIS G 3445; and
                                                            China                             (Percent)
                                                                                                                 Appendix                                                (6) proprietary standards that are based on
                                                                                                                                                                      one of the above-listed standards.
                                                Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe                                        Scope of the Orders                                     The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing
                                                   Co., Ltd 5 ...........................             21.41        The scope of these orders covers cold-             may also be dual or multiple certified to
                                                Zhangjiagang Huacheng Im-                                        drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy          more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple
                                                   port & Export Co., Ltd 6 .....                     18.27      steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) of              certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing
                                                All-Others ..............................             19.84      circular cross-section, 304.8 mm or more in          and to other specifications not covered by
                                                                                                                 length, in actual outside diameters less than        this scope, is also covered by the scope of
                                                 Exporter/Producer from India                Subsidy rate        331mm, and regardless of wall thickness,             these orders when it meets the physical
                                                                                              (Percent)          surface finish, end finish or industry               description set forth above.
                                                                                                                 specification. The subject cold-drawn                   Steel products included in the scope of
                                                Goodluck India Limited .........                          8.02   mechanical tubing is a tubular product with          these orders are products in which: (1) Iron
                                                Tube Investments of India                                        a circular cross-sectional shape that has been       predominates, by weight, over each of the
                                                   Limited ...............................            42.60      cold-drawn or otherwise cold-finished after          other contained elements; and (2) the carbon
                                                All-Others ..............................             22.40      the initial tube formation in a manner that          content is 2 percent or less by weight.
                                                                                                                 involves a change in the diameter or wall               For purposes of this scope, the place of
                                                                                                                 thickness of the tubing, or both. The subject        cold-drawing determines the country of
                                                Critical Circumstances                                           cold-drawn mechanical tubing may be                  origin of the subject merchandise. Subject
                                                   With regard to the ITC’s negative                             produced from either welded (e.g., electric          merchandise that is subject to minor working
                                                                                                                 resistance welded, continuous welded, etc.)
                                                critical circumstances determination on                                                                               in a third country that occurs after drawing
                                                                                                                 or seamless (e.g., pierced, pilgered or
                                                imports of cold-drawn mechanical                                                                                      in one of the subject countries including, but
                                                                                                                 extruded, etc.) carbon or alloy steel tubular
                                                tubing from China, we will instruct CBP                                                                               not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to
                                                                                                                 products. It may also be heat treated after
                                                                                                                                                                      length, straightening, nondestructive testing,
                                                to lift suspension and to refund any                             cold working. Such heat treatments may
                                                                                                                 include, but are not limited to, annealing,          deburring or chamfering, remains within the
                                                cash deposits made to secure the                                                                                      scope of these orders.
                                                payment of estimated countervailing                              normalizing, quenching and tempering, stress
                                                                                                                 relieving or finish annealing. Typical cold-            All products that meet the written physical
                                                duties with respect to entries of the                            drawing methods for subject merchandise              description are within the scope of these
                                                subject merchandise entered, or                                  include, but are not limited to, drawing over        orders unless specifically excluded or
                                                withdrawn from warehouse, for                                    mandrel, rod drawing, plug drawing, sink             covered by the scope of an existing order.
                                                consumption on or after June 27, 2017                            drawing and similar processes that involve           Merchandise that meets the physical
                                                                                                                 reducing the outside diameter of the tubing          description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing
                                                (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the
                                                                                                                 with a die or similar device, whether or not         above is within the scope of the orders even
                                                publication of the Preliminary                                                                                        if it is also dual or multiple certified to an
                                                                                                                 controlling the inside diameter of the tubing
                                                Determination), but before September                                                                                  otherwise excluded specification listed
                                                                                                                 with an internal support device such as a
                                                                                                                 mandrel, rod, plug or similar device. Other          below. The following products are outside of,
                                                   5 In China Final Determination, Commerce
                                                                                                                 cold-finishing operations that may be used to        and/or specifically excluded from, the scope
                                                continued to find the following companies to be                  produce subject merchandise include cold-            of these orders:
                                                cross-owned with Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe Co.,                  rolling and cold-sizing the tubing.                     (1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing,
                                                Ltd.: Hongren Precision Pipe Manufacturing Co.,                                                                       containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium
                                                                                                                   Subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is
                                                Ltd and Changzhou Kemeng Mechanical Equipment                                                                         by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of
                                                Co., Ltd.
                                                                                                                 typically certified to meet industry
                                                   6 See Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon                  specifications for cold-drawn tubing                 carbon by weight;
                                                                                                                 including but not limited to:                           (2) products certified to one or more of the
                                                and Alloy Steel from the People’s Republic of
                                                China: Notice of Correction to Final Affirmative                   (1) American Society for Testing and               ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum
                                                Countervailing Duty Determination of Critical                    Materials (ASTM) or American Society of              Institute (API) specifications listed below:
                                                Circumstances, In Part, 83 FR 351 (January 3, 2018)              Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications           • ASTM A–53;
                                                (China Correction Notice). In China Correction                   ASTM A–512, ASTM A–513 Type 3 (ASME                  • ASTM A–106;
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                                                Notice, Commerce clarified the names of the                      SA513 Type 3), ASTM A–513 Type 4 (ASME               • ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179);
                                                companies it found to be cross-owned with                        SA513 Type 4), ASTM A–513 Type 5 (ASME               • ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192);
                                                Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd.:                                                                      • ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209);
                                                                                                                 SA513 Type 5), ASTM A–513 Type 6 (ASME
                                                Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Pipe Making
                                                                                                                 SA513 Type 6), ASTM A–519 (cold-finished);           • ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210);
                                                Corporation, Zhangjiagang Salem Fine Tubing Co.,
                                                Ltd., Zhangjiagang Huacheng Investment Holding                     (2) SAE International (Society of                  • ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213);
                                                Co., Ltd., Zhangjiagang HZB Special Material                     Automotive Engineers) specifications SAE             • ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334);
                                                Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiagang Huacheng                   J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE J2614, SAE            • ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423);
                                                Special Materials Corporation.                                   J2467, SAE J2435, SAE J2613;                         • ASTM A–498;



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                                                                              Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 22 / Thursday, February 1, 2018 / Notices                                             4639

                                                • ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496);                                discussed below refer to the number of                Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse
                                                • ASTM A–199;                                              calendar days from the applicable                     companies for purposes of respondent
                                                • ASTM A–500;                                              starting date.                                        selection. Parties are requested to (a)
                                                • ASTM A–556;
                                                • ASTM A–565;
                                                                                                                                                                 identify which companies subject to
                                                                                                           Respondent Selection
                                                • API 5L; and                                                                                                    review previously were collapsed, and
                                                • API 5CT                                                     In the event Commerce limits the                   (b) provide a citation to the proceeding
                                                except that any cold-drawn tubing product                  number of respondents for individual                  in which they were collapsed. Further,
                                                certified to one of the above excluded                     examination for administrative reviews                if companies are requested to complete
                                                specifications will not be excluded from the               initiated pursuant to requests made for               a Quantity and Value Questionnaire for
                                                scope if it is also dual- or multiple-certified            the orders identified below, Commerce                 purposes of respondent selection, in
                                                to any other specification that otherwise                  intends to select respondents based on                general each company must report
                                                would fall within the scope of these orders.
                                                   The products subject to the orders are
                                                                                                           U.S. Customs and Border Protection                    volume and value data separately for
                                                currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff              (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the                itself. Parties should not include data
                                                Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under                period of review. We intend to release                for any other party, even if they believe
                                                item numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050,                  the CBP data under Administrative                     they should be treated as a single entity
                                                7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060,                  Protective Order (APO) to all parties                 with that other party. If a company was
                                                7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030.                  having an APO within five days of                     collapsed with another company or
                                                Subject merchandise may also enter under                   publication of the initiation notice and              companies in the most recently
                                                numbers 7306.30.1000 and 7306.50.1000.
                                                                                                           to make our decision regarding                        completed segment of a proceeding
                                                The HTSUS subheadings above are provided
                                                for convenience and customs purposes only.                 respondent selection within 21 days of                where Commerce considered collapsing
                                                The written description of the scope of the                publication of the initiation Federal                 that entity, complete quantity and value
                                                orders is dispositive.                                     Register notice. Therefore, we                        data for that collapsed entity must be
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–02045 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]                encourage all parties interested in                   submitted.
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                           commenting on respondent selection to
                                                                                                           submit their APO applications on the                  Deadline for Withdrawal of Request for
                                                                                                           date of publication of the initiation                 Administrative Review
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                     notice, or as soon thereafter as possible.               Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a
                                                                                                           Commerce invites comments regarding                   party that requests a review may
                                                International Trade Administration                         the CBP data and respondent selection                 withdraw that request within 90 days of
                                                                                                           within five days of placement of the                  the date of publication of the notice of
                                                Antidumping or Countervailing Duty                         CBP data on the record of the review.
                                                Order, Finding, or Suspended                                                                                     initiation of the requested review. The
                                                                                                              In the event Commerce decides it is                regulation provides that Commerce may
                                                Investigation; Opportunity To Request                      necessary to limit individual
                                                Administrative Review                                                                                            extend this time if it is reasonable to do
                                                                                                           examination of respondents and                        so. In order to provide parties additional
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                       conduct respondent selection under                    certainty with respect to when
                                                International Trade Administration,                        section 777A(c)(2) of the Act:                        Commerce will exercise its discretion to
                                                Department of Commerce.                                       In general, Commerce finds that                    extend this 90-day deadline, interested
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           determinations concerning whether                     parties are advised that, with regard to
                                                Brenda E. Brown, Office of AD/CVD                          particular companies should be                        reviews requested on the basis of
                                                Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,                          ‘‘collapsed’’ (i.e., treated as a single              anniversary months on or after February
                                                Enforcement and Compliance,                                entity for purposes of calculating                    2018, Commerce does not intend to
                                                International Trade Administration,                        antidumping duty rates) require a                     extend the 90-day deadline unless the
                                                U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                          substantial amount of detailed                        requestor demonstrates that an
                                                Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                        information and analysis, which often                 extraordinary circumstance prevented it
                                                DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4735.                       require follow-up questions and                       from submitting a timely withdrawal
                                                                                                           analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will                  request. Determinations by Commerce to
                                                Background                                                 not conduct collapsing analyses at the                extend the 90-day deadline will be
                                                  Each year during the anniversary                         respondent selection phase of a review                made on a case-by-case basis.
                                                month of the publication of an                             and will not collapse companies at the
                                                antidumping or countervailing duty                         respondent selection phase unless there                  Commerce is providing this notice on
                                                order, finding, or suspended                               has been a determination to collapse                  its website, as well as in its
                                                investigation, an interested party, as                     certain companies in a previous                       ‘‘Opportunity to Request Administrative
                                                defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff                    segment of this antidumping proceeding                Review’’ notices, so that interested
                                                Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may                     (i.e., investigation, administrative                  parties will be aware of the manner in
                                                request, in accordance with 19 CFR                         review, new shipper review or changed                 which Commerce intends to exercise its
                                                351.213, that the Department of                            circumstances review). For any                        discretion in the future.
                                                Commerce (Commerce) conduct an                             company subject to a review, if                          Opportunity to Request a Review: Not
                                                administrative review of that                              Commerce determined, or continued to                  later than the last day of February
                                                antidumping or countervailing duty                         treat, that company as collapsed with                 2018,1 interested parties may request
                                                order, finding, or suspended                               others, Commerce will assume that such                administrative review of the following
                                                investigation.                                             companies continue to operate in the                  orders, findings, or suspended
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                                                  All deadlines for the submission of                      same manner and will collapse them for                investigations, with anniversary dates in
                                                comments or actions by Commerce                            respondent selection purposes.                        February for the following periods:




                                                  1 Or the next business day, if the deadline falls

                                                on a weekend, federal holiday or any other day
                                                when the Department is closed.

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Document Created: 2018-10-26 13:45:45
Document Modified: 2018-10-26 13:45:45
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
DatesFebruary 1, 2018.
ContactShanah Lee at (202) 482-6386, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, and Ryan Mullen at (202) 482-5260, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation83 FR 4637 

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