83_FR_53810 83 FR 53604 - Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Malaysia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

83 FR 53604 - Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Malaysia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 206 (October 24, 2018)

Page Range53604-53606
FR Document2018-23222

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Superinox made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2017, through January 31, 2018. Additionally, we are rescinding the review with respect to Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Pantech). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-557-809]


Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Malaysia: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that Superinox made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal 
value during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2017, through 
January 31, 2018. Additionally, we are rescinding the review with 
respect to Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Pantech). 
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline R. Heeren or Tyler Weinhold, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9179 or (202) 
482-1121, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 23, 2001, Commerce published in the Federal Register an 
antidumping (AD) order on pipe fittings from Malaysia.\1\ On February 
1, 2018, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to 
request an administrative review of orders, findings, or suspended 
investigations with anniversaries in February,

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including the AD Order on pipe fittings from Malaysia.\2\ Commerce 
received timely requests from Core Pipe Products, Inc., Shaw Alloy 
Piping Products, LLC, and Taylor Forge Stainless Inc. (the petitioners) 
to conduct an administrative review of certain exporters covering the 
POR. On April 16, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice initiating an administrative review of the Order covering 
Pantech and Superinox for the POR.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 
Fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines, 66 FR 11257 
(February 23, 2001) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 22 (February 1, 2018).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation 
Notice).
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    Subsequently, we issued the AD questionnaire to Pantech and 
Superinox, the two mandatory respondents.\4\ On May 29, 2018, the 
petitioners timely withdrew their request for administrative review of 
Pantech, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\5\ Superinox did not respond 
to the questionnaire and has filed no submissions on the record for 
this administrative review. For a complete description of the events 
that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ A list of topics included in the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included in the Appendix to this 
notice.
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    \4\ See Commerce's Letters to Pantech and Superinox dated May 8, 
2018; see also, Memorandum, ``Delivery of Antidumping Duty 
Questionnaire to Superinox Max Fittings Industry Sdn. Bhd.,'' dated 
August 16, 2018.
    \5\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld 
Pipe Fittings form Malaysia--Petitioners' Withdrawal of Review 
Request of Pantech,'' dated May 29, 2018. The three companies that 
the petitioner did not include in its withdrawal were Overseas 
International Steel Industry LLC, Overseas Distribution Services 
Inc., and Oman Fasteners.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of the 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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    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, located in Room B8094 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.

Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    The petitioners timely withdrew their request for review of one 
company listed in the Initiation Notice, and because the petitioners 
were the only party to request a review of that company, we are 
rescinding the administrative review with respect to Pantech, pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Accordingly, the remaining company subject to 
the instant review is Superinox.

Scope of the Order

    For purposes of the Order, the product covered is butt-weld 
fittings. Butt-weld fittings are under 14 inches in outside diameter 
(based on nominal pipe size), whether finished or unfinished. The 
product encompasses all grades of stainless steel and ``commodity'' and 
``specialty'' fittings. Specifically excluded from the definition are 
threaded, grooved, and bolted fittings, and fittings made from any 
material other than stainless steel. For a complete description of the 
scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Facts Available

    Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, Commerce is preliminarily 
relying upon facts otherwise available to assign an estimated weighted-
average dumping margin to Superinox in this review because Superinox 
withheld necessary information that was requested by Commerce, thereby 
significantly impeding the conduct of the review. Further, Commerce 
preliminarily determines that Superinox failed to cooperate by not 
acting to the best of its ability to comply with requests for 
information and, thus, Commerce is applying adverse facts available 
(AFA) to Superinox, in accordance with section 776(b) of the Act. For a 
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions 
regarding the application of AFA, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following weighted-average dumping margin for the period February 1, 
2017, through January 31, 2018:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margins
                                                               (percent)
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Superinox Max Fittings Industries Sdn. Bhd..................      60.10
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five 
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, 
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of 
preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA 
to the only individually examined company in this administrative 
review--Superinox--in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are 
no calculations to disclose.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary 
results of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), 
interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days 
after the time limit for filing case briefs.\7\ Parties who submit case 
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requested to submit 
with each brief: (1) A statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of 
the argument, and (3) a table of authorities.\8\ Executive summaries 
should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.\9\ Case and 
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\10\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \9\ Id.
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party may request a 
hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. If a hearing is requested, Commerce will notify interested 
parties of the hearing schedule. Interested parties who wish to request 
a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a written 
request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 
filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) The party's 
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; 
and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the 
hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and 
rebuttal briefs. We

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intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, 
including the results of our analysis of issues raised by the parties 
in the written comments, within 120 days of publication of these 
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise 
extended.\11\
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    \11\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 
days after the date of publication of the final results of this review.
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each 
respondent for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for 
the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at 
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\12\ Where either the 
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or 
an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to 
antidumping duties.
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    \12\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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    For the company for which this review is rescinded, antidumping 
duties will be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). 
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly 
to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice. The final results of 
this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties 
on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review 
and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.

Cash Deposit Requirement

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of the final results of administrative review 
for all shipments of pipe fittings from Malaysia entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of 
the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies 
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this 
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will 
be required); (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or 
exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of 
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding in which the manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or 
the less-than-fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently 
completed segment of the proceeding for the manufacturer of the 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers 
or exporters will continue to be 7.51 percent ad valorem, the all-
others rate established in the less-than-fair value investigation.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These preliminary results and partial rescission of administrative 
review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) 
and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

    Dated: October 18, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Interferences
VI. Recommendation

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53604 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 206 Wednesday, October 24, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER number and the agency informs Total Burden Hours: 3,810. contains documents other than rules or potential persons who are to respond to proposed rules that are applicable to the Ruth Brown, the collection of information that such public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Departmental Information Collection persons are not required to respond to committee meetings, agency decisions and Clearance Officer. the collection of information unless it rulings, delegations of authority, filing of [FR Doc. 2018–23140 Filed 10–23–18; 8:45 am] petitions and applications and agency displays a currently valid OMB control BILLING CODE 3411–15–P statements of organization and functions are number. examples of documents appearing in this Forest Service section. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Title: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program. International Trade Administration DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0596–0227. [A–557–809] Submission for OMB Review; Summary of Collection: The Forest Comment Request Service (FS) is authorized to implement Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings the Community Forest and Open Space From Malaysia: Preliminary Results of October 18, 2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Program (CFP) under Section 8003 of The Department of Agriculture has the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act Review and Partial Rescission of submitted the following information of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–234; 122 Stat. Antidumping Duty Administrative collection requirement(s) to OMB for 2043), which amends the Cooperative Review; 2017–2018 review and clearance under the Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, U.S.C. 2103d). The purpose of the CFP International Trade Administration, Public Law 104–13. Comments are is to achieve community benefits Department of Commerce. requested regarding (1) whether the through grants to local governments, collection of information is necessary SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Indian Tribes, and nonprofit for the proper performance of the (Commerce) preliminarily determines organizations to establish community functions of the agency, including that Superinox made sales of subject forests by acquiring and protecting whether the information will have merchandise at less than normal value private forestlands. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the during the period of review (POR) agency’s estimate of burden including Need and Use of the Information: The February 1, 2017, through January 31, the validity of the methodology and applicant will need to provide 2018. Additionally, we are rescinding assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance information as outlined in the rule and the review with respect to Pantech the quality, utility and clarity of the the request for proposal. Applicants Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd. information to be collected; and (4) representing local governments or non- (Pantech). Interested parties are invited ways to minimize the burden of the profits will submit CFP applications to to comment on these preliminary collection of information on those who their State Foresters. Indian Tribes results. are to respond, including through the submit applications directly to the DATES: Applicable October 24, 2018. use of appropriate automated, Forest Service. The State Forester or the equivalent Indian Tribe official, per FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques and § 230.03 of the rule, will forward all Madeline R. Heeren or Tyler Weinhold, other forms of information technology. applications to the FS. FS will use the AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Comments regarding this information information in the application to: (1) Enforcement and Compliance, collection received by November 23, Determine that the applicant is eligible International Trade Administration, 2018 will be considered. Written to receive funds under the program; (2) U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 comments should be addressed to: Desk determine if the proposal meets the Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Officer for Agriculture, Office of qualifications in the law and DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–9179 or Information and Regulatory Affairs, regulations; (3) evaluate and rank the (202) 482–1121, respectively. Office of Management and Budget proposals based on standard, consistent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (OMB), New Executive Office Building, information; and (4) determine if the Background 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC projects costs are allowable and 20503. Commenters are encouraged to sufficient cost share is provided. The FS On February 23, 2001, Commerce submit their comments to OMB via would not be able to implement the published in the Federal Register an email to: OIRA_Submission@ program effectively or at all if the antidumping (AD) order on pipe fittings omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and collection was conducted less from Malaysia.1 On February 1, 2018, to Departmental Clearance Office, frequently or not at all. Commerce notified interested parties of USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, the opportunity to request an amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Description of Respondents: Non- administrative review of orders, Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of profit Organizations; State, Local and the submission(s) may be obtained by findings, or suspended investigations Tribal Governments. with anniversaries in February, calling (202) 720–8681. An agency may not conduct or Number of Respondents: 50. 1 See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel sponsor a collection of information Frequency of Responses: Annually; Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and unless the collection of information Quarterly; Reporting and Record the Philippines, 66 FR 11257 (February 23, 2001) displays a currently valid OMB control Keeping. (Order). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Oct 23, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM 24OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 24, 2018 / Notices 53605 including the AD Order on pipe fittings Preliminary Decision Memorandum are Weighted- from Malaysia.2 Commerce received identical in content. average Exporter/producer dumping timely requests from Core Pipe margins Products, Inc., Shaw Alloy Piping Partial Rescission of Administrative (percent) Products, LLC, and Taylor Forge Review Superinox Max Fittings Industries Sdn. Stainless Inc. (the petitioners) to The petitioners timely withdrew their Bhd ..................................................... 60.10 conduct an administrative review of request for review of one company certain exporters covering the POR. On Disclosure and Public Comment listed in the Initiation Notice, and April 16, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice initiating because the petitioners were the only Normally, Commerce discloses to an administrative review of the Order party to request a review of that interested parties the calculations covering Pantech and Superinox for the company, we are rescinding the performed in connection with a POR.3 administrative review with respect to preliminary determination within five Subsequently, we issued the AD Pantech, pursuant to 19 CFR days of any public announcement or, if questionnaire to Pantech and 351.213(d)(1). Accordingly, the there is no public announcement, Superinox, the two mandatory remaining company subject to the within five days of the date of respondents.4 On May 29, 2018, the instant review is Superinox. publication of the notice of preliminary petitioners timely withdrew their determination in the Federal Register, request for administrative review of Scope of the Order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pantech, pursuant to 19 CFR However, because Commerce For purposes of the Order, the 351.213(d)(1).5 Superinox did not preliminarily applied AFA to the only product covered is butt-weld fittings. individually examined company in this respond to the questionnaire and has Butt-weld fittings are under 14 inches in filed no submissions on the record for administrative review—Superinox—in outside diameter (based on nominal accordance with section 776 of the Act, this administrative review. For a pipe size), whether finished or there are no calculations to disclose. complete description of the events that unfinished. The product encompasses Interested parties are invited to followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the all grades of stainless steel and comment on the preliminary results of Preliminary Decision Memorandum.6 A ‘‘commodity’’ and ‘‘specialty’’ fittings. this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR list of topics included in the Specifically excluded from the 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may Preliminary Decision Memorandum is definition are threaded, grooved, and submit case briefs no later than 30 days included in the Appendix to this notice. bolted fittings, and fittings made from after the date of publication of this The Preliminary Decision any material other than stainless steel. notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues Memorandum is a public document and For a complete description of the scope raised in the case briefs, may be filed no is on file electronically via Enforcement of the Order, see the Preliminary later than five days after the time limit and Compliance’s Antidumping and Decision Memorandum. for filing case briefs.7 Parties who Countervailing Duty Centralized submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Facts Available this proceeding are requested to submit ACCESS is available to registered users Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, with each brief: (1) A statement of the at https://access.trade.gov and to all issue, (2) a brief summary of the Commerce is preliminarily relying upon parties in the Central Records Unit, argument, and (3) a table of authorities.8 facts otherwise available to assign an located in Room B8094 of the main Executive summaries should be limited estimated weighted-average dumping Department of Commerce building. In to five pages total, including footnotes.9 margin to Superinox in this review Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed addition, a complete version of the because Superinox withheld necessary using ACCESS.10 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can information that was requested by Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any be accessed directly at http:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Commerce, thereby significantly interested party may request a hearing and the electronic versions of the impeding the conduct of the review. within 30 days of the publication of this Further, Commerce preliminarily notice in the Federal Register. If a 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, determines that Superinox failed to hearing is requested, Commerce will Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity cooperate by not acting to the best of its notify interested parties of the hearing to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 22 ability to comply with requests for schedule. Interested parties who wish to (February 1, 2018). 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and information and, thus, Commerce is request a hearing, or to participate if one Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR applying adverse facts available (AFA) is requested, must submit a written 16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice). to Superinox, in accordance with request to the Assistant Secretary for 4 See Commerce’s Letters to Pantech and section 776(b) of the Act. For a full Enforcement and Compliance, filed Superinox dated May 8, 2018; see also, electronically via ACCESS within 30 Memorandum, ‘‘Delivery of Antidumping Duty description of the methodology Questionnaire to Superinox Max Fittings Industry underlying our conclusions regarding days after the date of publication of this Sdn. Bhd.,’’ dated August 16, 2018. the application of AFA, see the notice. Requests should contain: (1) The 5 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Stainless Steel Preliminary Decision Memorandum. party’s name, address, and telephone Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings form Malaysia—Petitioners’ number; (2) the number of participants; Withdrawal of Review Request of Pantech,’’ dated Preliminary Results of Review May 29, 2018. The three companies that the and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 petitioner did not include in its withdrawal were As a result of this review, we Overseas International Steel Industry LLC, Overseas will be limited to those raised in the Distribution Services Inc., and Oman Fasteners. preliminarily determine the following respective case and rebuttal briefs. We 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for weighted-average dumping margin for Preliminary Results of the 2017–2018 Antidumping the period February 1, 2017, through 7 See Duty Administrative Review of Stainless Steel Butt- 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). Weld Pipe Fittings from Malaysia,’’ dated January 31, 2018: 8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 9 Id. concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 10 See 19 CFR 351.303. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Oct 23, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM 24OCN1

53606 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 24, 2018 / Notices intend to issue the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE administrative review, including the minimis, no cash deposit will be results of our analysis of issues raised required); (2) for merchandise exported International Trade Administration by the parties in the written comments, by manufacturers or exporters not within 120 days of publication of these covered in this review but covered in a [A–570–088] preliminary results in the Federal prior segment of the proceeding, the Register, unless otherwise extended.11 cash deposit rate will continue to be the Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From company-specific rate published for the the People’s Republic of China: Assessment Rates Postponement of Preliminary most recently completed segment of this Upon completion of the proceeding in which the manufacturer Determination in the Less-Than-Fair- administrative review, Commerce shall or exporter participated; (3) if the Value Investigation determine, and CBP shall assess, exporter is not a firm covered in this AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, antidumping duties on all appropriate review, a prior review, or the less-than- International Trade Administration, entries. Commerce intends to issue fair-value investigation, but the Department of Commerce. assessment instructions to CBP 15 days manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate DATES: Applicable October 24, 2018. after the date of publication of the final will be the rate established for the most results of this review. recently completed segment of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For entries of subject merchandise proceeding for the manufacturer of the Jonathan Hill at (202) 482–3518 or during the POR produced by each merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit Patrick O’Connor at (202) 482–0989, respondent for which it did not know its rate for all other manufacturers or AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, merchandise was destined for the exporters will continue to be 7.51 Enforcement and Compliance, United States, we will instruct CBP to percent ad valorem, the all-others rate International Trade Administration, liquidate such entries at the all-others established in the less-than-fair value U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 rate if there is no rate for the investigation. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, intermediate company(ies) involved in DC 20230. the transaction.12 Where either the Notification to Importers SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: respondent’s weighted-average dumping This notice also serves as a Background margin is zero or de minimis, or an preliminary reminder to importers of importer-specific assessment rate is zero On July 10, 2018, the Department of their responsibility under 19 CFR or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to Commerce (Commerce) initiated a less- 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding liquidate the appropriate entries than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of the reimbursement of antidumping without regard to antidumping duties. imports of steel racks and parts thereof duties prior to liquidation of the For the company for which this (steel racks) from the People’s Republic relevant entries during this review review is rescinded, antidumping duties of China.1 Currently, the preliminary period. Failure to comply with this will be assessed at rates equal to the determination is due no later than requirement could result in Commerce’s cash deposit of estimated antidumping November 27, 2018. presumption that reimbursement of duties required at the time of entry, or antidumping duties occurred and the Postponement of Preliminary withdrawn from warehouse, for subsequent assessment of double Determination consumption, in accordance with 19 antidumping duties. CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act to issue appropriate assessment Notification to Interested Parties of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires instructions directly to CBP 15 days Commerce to issue the preliminary after publication of this notice. The final These preliminary results and partial determination in an LTFV investigation results of this review shall be the basis rescission of administrative review are within 140 days after the date on which for the assessment of antidumping issued and published in accordance Commerce initiated the investigation. duties on entries of merchandise with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act covered by the final results of this the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). permits Commerce to postpone the review and for future deposits of Dated: October 18, 2018. preliminary determination until no later estimated duties, where applicable. James Maeder, than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: Cash Deposit Requirement Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for (A) The petitioner makes a timely Antidumping and Countervailing Duty The following cash deposit Operations, performing the duties of Deputy request for a postponement; or (B) requirements will be effective upon Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Commerce concludes that the parties publication of the notice of the final Countervailing Duty Operations. concerned are cooperating, and results of administrative review for all determines that the investigation is shipments of pipe fittings from Malaysia Appendix extraordinarily complicated and that entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary additional time is necessary to make a for consumption on or after the date of Decision Memorandum preliminary determination. Under 19 publication of the final results of this I. Summary CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must administrative review, as provided by II. Background submit a request for postponement 25 section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The III. Scope of the Order days or more before the scheduled date amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 cash deposit rate for the companies IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative of the preliminary determination and under review will be the rate Review must state the reasons for the request. established in the final results of this V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Commerce will grant the request unless Adverse Interferences 11 Seesection 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. VI. Recommendation 1 See Steel Racks from the People’s Republic of 12 SeeAntidumping and Countervailing Duty China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value [FR Doc. 2018–23222 Filed 10–23–18; 8:45 am] Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 Investigation, 83 FR 33195 (July 17, 2018) FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 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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 October 24, 2018.
ContactMadeline R. Heeren or Tyler Weinhold, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9179 or (202) 482-1121, respectively.
FR Citation83 FR 53604 
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