[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67673-67675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28425]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-810, A-583-815]


Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From South Korea and 
Taiwan: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on welded ASTM 
A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The 
Department has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews for both 
orders pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of these sunset reviews, the 
Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.

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DATES: Effective Date: November 2, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith or Dana 
Mermelstein, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-5255 and (202) 482-1391, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2011, the Department published the notice of initiation 
of the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on welded 
ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and Taiwan pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review, 76 FR 38613 (July 1, 2011).
    The Department received a letter of intent to participate on behalf 
of Bristol Metals LLC and Felker Bros. Corp. (collectively ``domestic 
interested parties''), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i) for each sunset review. The companies claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers 
of the subject merchandise in the United States.
    The Department received an adequate substantive response to the 
notice of initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect 
to either of the orders covered by these sunset reviews. As a result, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department has 
conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the antidumping duty 
orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe from South Korea and 
Taiwan .

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order is welded 
austenitic stainless steel pipe that meets the standards and 
specifications set forth by the American Society for Testing and 
Materials (ASTM) for the welded form of chromium-nickel pipe designated 
ASTM A-312. The merchandise covered by the scope of the order also 
includes austenitic welded stainless steel pipes made according to the 
standards of other nations which are comparable to ASTM A-312.
    Welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe (WSSP) is produced by 
forming stainless steel flat-rolled products into a tubular 
configuration and welding along the seam. WSSP is a commodity product 
generally used as a conduit to transmit liquids or gases. Major 
applications for steel pipe include, but are not limited to, digester 
lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, petrochemical stock lines, 
brewery process and transport lines, general food processing lines, 
automotive paint lines, and paper process machines. Imports of WSSP are 
currently classifiable under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085.\1\ Although 
these subheadings include both pipes and tubes, the scope of the 
antidumping duty order is limited to welded austenitic stainless steel 
pipes. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes. However, the written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.
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    \1\ HTS 7306.40.5065 previously listed in the scope of the order 
for this product is no longer a valid reporting number, having been 
replaced by 7306.40.6052 and 7306.40.6054 as of January 1, 1996.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the ``Issues 
and Decision Memorandum: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe 
from South Korea and Taiwan'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul 
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated 
concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum), which 
is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the ``Issues 
and Decision Memorandum'' consist of the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to 
prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in these reviews and corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on file in the 
Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Commerce Department 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and Taiwan 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. We 
determine that the following weighted-average percentage margins are 
likely to prevail:

  Antidumping Duty Order on Welded ASTM-A312 Stainless Steel Pipe From
                               South Korea
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                                                        Weighted average
                Manufacturer/Exporter                   margin (percent)
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Sammi Metal Products Co., Ltd........................               7.92
SeAH Steel Corp (successor to Pusan Steel Pipe Co.,                 2.67
 Ltd.) \2\...........................................
All Others...........................................               7.00
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    \2\ See Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea; Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 63 FR 
16979 (April 7, 1998).

  Antidumping Duty Order on Welded ASTM-A312 Stainless Steel Pipe From
                                 Taiwan
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                                                        Weighted average
                Manufacturer/Exporter                   margin (percent)
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Jaung Yuann Enterprise Co., Ltd......................              31.90

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Yeun Chyang Industrial Co., Ltd......................              31.90
All Others...........................................              22.92
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 26, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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