[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19052-19053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07595]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-935]


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

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(``the Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(``AD'') order on circular welded carbon-quality steel line pipe 
(``welded line pipe'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The 
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail is indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: April 7, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Apodaca or Howard Smith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4551 or (202) 482-5193, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 13, 2009, the Department published the AD order on welded 
line pipe from the PRC.\1\ On December 2, 2013, the Department 
published the notice of initiation of the sunset review of this AD 
order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\2\ On December 11 and 17, 
2013, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1), the Department received timely 
and complete notices of intent to participate in the sunset review of 
the order from American Cast Iron Pipe Company (``ACIPCO''), JMC Steel 
Group (``JMC''), Maverick Tube Corporation (``Maverick''), Stupp 
Corporation (``Stupp''), Tex-Tube Company (``Tex-Tube''), TMK IPSCO, 
United States Steel Corporation (``U.S. Steel''), and Welspun Tubular 
LLC USA (``Welspun'') (collectively ``Domestic Producers''). On January 
2, 2014, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3), Domestic Producers filed a 
timely and adequate substantive response. The Department did not 
receive substantive responses from any respondent interested party. As 
a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-
day) sunset review of this AD order.
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    \1\ See Certain Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe 
from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 
22515 (May 13, 2009) (``Antidumping Duty Order'').
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 72061 
(December 2, 2013) (``Sunset Initiation'').
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is circular welded carbon 
quality steel pipe of a kind used for oil and gas pipelines (welded 
line pipe), not more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in outside diameter, 
regardless of wall thickness,

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length, surface finish, end finish or stenciling.
    The welded line pipe products that are the subject of this order 
are currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (``HTSUS'') under subheadings 7306.19.10.10, 
7306.19.10.50, 7306.19.51.10, and 7306.19.51.50. While HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
provided in the accompanying I&D Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by 
this notice.\3\ The issues discussed in the I&D Memorandum include the 
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude 
of the dumping margins likely to prevail if the order is revoked. The 
I&D Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS''). Access to IA 
ACCESS is available in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
I&D Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 
The signed I&D Memorandum and the electronic version of the I&D 
Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular Welded 
Carbon-Quality Steel Line 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 Enforcement and Compliance, dated 
concurrently with this notice (``I&D Memorandum'').
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    The Department determines that revocation of the AD order on welded 
line pipe from the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, with the following dumping margins likely to 
prevail:

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                                                        Weighted-average
                  Exporter/producer                    percentage margin
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Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd./Huludao City               73.87
 Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd......................
Produced by: Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd./
 Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.
Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe Corporation..........              73.87
Produced by: Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe
 Corporation
Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co., Ltd...................              73.87
Produced by: Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Xingyuda Import and Export Co., Ltd..........              73.87
Produced by: Tianjin Lifengyuanda Steel Pipe Group
 Co., Ltd.
PRC-Wide Rate........................................             101.10
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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 these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-07595 Filed 4-4-14; 8:45 am]
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