[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27632-27633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11655]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-875]


Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: On January 8, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published in the Federal Register the preliminary 
results of the 2013-2014 administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings (``NMPF'') from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''), in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\1\ 
The period of review (``POR'') is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 
2014. This review covers one PRC company, Overseas Industrial 
Corporation (``OIC'').\2\ The Department preliminarily found that OIC 
is part of the PRC-wide entity. The Department invited interested 
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No parties commented. 
Accordingly, our Preliminary Results remain unchanged in these final 
results of review and are adopted as the final results of the review.
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    \1\ See Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative 
Review; 2013-2014, 80 FR 1025 (January 8, 2015) (``Preliminary 
Results'').
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 30809 (May 29, 2014).

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DATES: Effective Date: May 14, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan and Robert Bolling, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4081 and (202) 482-3434, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 8, 2015, the Department published the Preliminary 
Results in the Federal Register. We invited interested parties to 
submit comments on the Preliminary Results, but no comments were 
received.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are finished and unfinished NMPF 
with an inside diameter ranging from 1/4 inch to 6 inches, whether 
threaded or unthreaded, regardless of industry or proprietary 
specifications. The subject fittings include elbows, ells, tees, 
crosses, and reducers as well as flanged fittings. These pipe fittings 
are also known as ``cast iron pipe fittings'' or ``gray iron pipe 
fittings.'' These cast iron pipe fittings are normally produced to ASTM 
A-126 and ASME B.16.4 specifications and are threaded to ASME B1.20.1 
specifications. Most building codes require that these products are 
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certified. The scope does not include 
cast iron soil pipe fittings or grooved fittings or grooved couplings. 
Fittings that are made out of ductile iron that have the same physical 
characteristics as the gray or cast iron fittings subject to the scope 
above or which have the same physical characteristics and are produced 
to ASME B.16.3, ASME B.16.4, or ASTM A-395 specifications, threaded to 
ASME B1.20.1 specifications and UL certified, regardless of 
metallurgical differences between gray and ductile iron, are also 
included in the scope of the order. These ductile fittings do not 
include grooved fittings or grooved couplings.

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Ductile cast iron fittings with mechanical joint ends (MJ), or push on 
ends (PO), or flanged ends and produced to the American Water Works 
Association (``AWWA'') specifications AWWA C110 or AWWA C153 are not 
included.
    Imports of subject merchandise are currently classifiable in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under item 
numbers 7307.11.00.30, 7307.11.00.60, 7307.19.30.60, 7307.19.30.85, 
7326.90.8588. HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ On April 21, 2009, in consultation with CBP, the Department 
added the following HTSUS classification to the AD/CVD module for 
pipe fittings: 7326.90.8588. See Memorandum from Abdelali 
Elouaradia, Office Director, Import Administration, Office 4 to 
Stephen Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration 
regarding the Final Scope Ruling on Black Cast Iron Cast, Green 
Ductile Flange and Twin Tee, antidumping duty order on non-malleable 
iron cast pipe fittings from China, dated September 19, 2008; see 
also Memorandum to the file from Karine Gziryan, Financial Analyst, 
Office 4, regarding Module Update adding Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
Number for twin tin fitting included in the scope of antidumping 
order on non-malleable iron cast pipe fittings from China, dated 
April 22, 2009.
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Period of Review

    The period of review is April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014.

Final Results of Review

    As noted the Preliminary Results, OIC has not demonstrated its 
eligibility for a separate rate. Thus, for these final results, the 
Department continues to find that OIC is part of the PRC-wide entity 
and therefore, subject to the rate previously established for the PRC-
wide entity (i.e., 75.50 percent).

Assessment

    The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review.\4\ The Department intends 
to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of these final results of review. The Department intends to 
instruct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise from OIC at 
the PRC-wide rate of 75.50 percent.
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    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise from the PRC entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters which are not under 
review in this segment of the proceeding but which have separate rates, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate 
published for the most recent period; (2) for all PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, including OIC, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-
wide rate of 75.50 percent; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of 
subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that 
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the 
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

     Dated: May 7, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-11655 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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