[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60849-60850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24129]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-911]


Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review 
of the Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Effective October 2, 2013.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) finds that revocation 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon 
quality steel pipe (circular welded pipe) from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
net countervailable subsidies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerrold Freeman or Nancy Decker, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0180 
or (202) 482-0196, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 3, 2013, the Department initiated the first sunset review 
of the CVD order \1\ on circular welded pipe from the PRC pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty 
Order, 73 FR 42545 (July 22, 2008) (CVD order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 33063 
(June 3, 2013).
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    Between June 12, and June 18, 2013, the Department received notices 
of intent to participate from Allied Tube and Conduit, EXLTUBE, JMC 
Steel Group, Maruichi American Corporation, TMK IPSCO, United States 
Steel Corporation, and Western Tube & Conduit Corporation) 
(collectively, domestic interested parties), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). On July 2, 2013, the Department 
received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).
    The Department did not receive any submissions from other 
interested parties. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is conducting an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the CVD order.

Scope of the Order

    This order covers certain welded carbon quality steel pipes and 
tubes. A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum,\3\ which is hereby adopted by this 
notice.
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    \3\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of 
the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic 
of China'' 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).
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    The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on 
file electronically via Import Administration's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). 
IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov 
and in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://www.trade.gov/ia/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The issues include the likelihood of continuation 
or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable 
subsidy likely to prevail if the order was revoked.

Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD order on circular welded pipe from the PRC 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy 
rates:

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                                                              Net
          Manufacturers/producers/exporters             countervailable
                                                       subsidy (percent)
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Weifang East Steel Pipe Co., Ltd (Weifang East)......              29.83
Zhejiang Kingland Pipeline and Technologies Co.,                   48.18
 Ltd., and affiliated companies (Zhejiang Kingland)..
Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.; Tianjin                   620.08
 Shuangjie Steel Pipe Group Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Wa
 Song Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Shuanglian
 Galvanizing Products Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Shuangjie)..
All Others...........................................              39.01
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    We are issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 25, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-24129 Filed 10-1-13; 8:45 am]
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