[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70758-70759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29198]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-910]


Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's 
Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final 
Determination and Amended Final Determination Under Section 129 of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act

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

SUMMARY: On October 22, 2015, the United States Court of International 
Trade (CIT or Court) issued final judgment in Wheatland Tube Company v. 
United States, Consol. Court No. 12-00296, affirming the Department of 
Commerce's (the Department) final results of redetermination pursuant 
to court remand. Consistent with the decision of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Timken Co. v. United 
States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken), as clarified by Diamond 
Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 
2010) (Diamond Sawblades), the Department is notifying the public that 
the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the Department's 
implemented final determination in a proceeding conducted under section 
129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Section 129) related to the 
Department's final affirmative determination in the antidumping duty 
(AD) investigation of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) 
from the People's Republic of China (the PRC) for the period October 1, 
2006, through March 31, 2007.\1\ The Department is amending its 
implemented Final Section 129 Determination with regard to granting 
adjustments to the AD cash deposit rates.
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    \1\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, ``Final Determination: Section 129 Proceeding 
Pursuant to the WTO Appellate Body's Findings in WTO DS379 Regarding 
the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Circular 
Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of 
China,'' (July 31, 2012) (Final Section 129 Determination); see also 
Implementation of Determinations Under Section 129 of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires; 
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe; Laminated Woven Sacks; 
and Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the People's 
Republic of China, 77 FR 52683 (August 30, 2012) (Implementation 
Notice).

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DATES: Effective Date: November 2, 2015

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cara Lofaro, Office IV, Enforcement 
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-5720.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 22, 2008, the Department published AD and countervailing 
duty (CVD) orders on CWP imports from the PRC.\2\ The Government of the 
People's Republic of China challenged the CWP orders and three other 
sets of simultaneously imposed AD and CVD orders before the Dispute 
Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO 
Appellate Body, in March 2011, found that the United States had acted 
inconsistently with its international obligations in several respects, 
including the potential imposition of overlapping remedies, or so-
called ``double remedies.'' \3\ The U.S. Trade Representative then 
announced the United States' intention to comply with the WTO's rulings 
and recommendations, and the Department initiated a Section 129 
proceeding.\4\
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    \2\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Circular Welded Carbon 
Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 42547 
(July 22, 2008); see also 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) 
(collectively, CWP orders).
    \3\ See United States--Definitive Anti-Dumping and 
Countervailing Duties on Certain Products from China, 611, WT/DS379/
AB/R (Mar. 11, 2011).
    \4\ See Implementation Notice.
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    On July 31, 2012, the Department issued its Final Section 129 
Determination. In that determination, the Department found that an 
adjustment was warranted to the AD rates on CWP imports from the PRC to 
account for remedies that overlap those imposed by the CVD order.\5\ As 
a result, the Department reduced the applicable AD rate for separate 
rate companies from 69.2 percent to 45.35 percent and reduced the PRC-
wide entity AD rate from 85.55 percent to 68.24 percent.\6\ The 
Department published a notice implementing the Final Section 129 
Determination on August 30, 2012.\7\ Various parties challenged the 
Department's Final Section 129 Determination at the CIT.
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    \5\ See Final Section 129 Determination.
    \6\ See Implementation Notice, 77 FR at 52687.
    \7\ Id.
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    Following the final disposition of litigation related to the Final 
Section 129 Determination regarding the CVD investigation of CWP from 
the PRC, in which the Department found no basis for making an 
adjustment to the companion AD rates under Section 777(A)(f) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),\8\ the CIT granted the 
Department's request for a voluntary remand in the litigation 
challenging the Final Section 129 Determination regarding the AD 
investigation of CWP from the PRC.\9\ On October 8, 2015, the 
Department issued its Final Remand Redetermination regarding the AD 
investigation of CWP from the PRC, in which it amended its Final 
Section 129 Determination regarding the AD investigation and denied the 
adjustment to the AD cash deposit rates granted to respondents in the 
Final Section 129 Determination.\10\ On October 22, 2015, the CIT 
sustained the Department's Final Remand Redetermination.\11\
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    \8\ Wheatland Tube Co. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 12-
00298, Slip Op. 15-44 (Ct. Int'l Trade May 7, 2015).
    \9\ See Wheatland Tube Co. v. United States, Court No. 12-00296 
(August 3, 2015).
    \10\ See ``Final Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand, 
Wheatland Tube Co. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 12-00296,'' 
(October 8, 2015) (Final Remand Redetermination).
    \11\ See Wheatland Tube Company v. United States, Slip Op. 15-
118, Consol. Court No. 12-00296 (CIT October 22, 2015).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken, 893 F.2d at 341, as clarified by Diamond 
Sawblades, the CAFC held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of the Act, 
the Department must publish a notice of a court decision that is not 
``in harmony'' with a Department determination and must suspend 
liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision. The 
CIT's October 22, 2015, judgment affirming the Final Remand 
Redetermination constitutes a final court decision that is not in 
harmony with the Department's Final Section 129 Determination. This 
notice is published in fulfillment of publication requirements of 
Timken.

Amended Final Determination

    Because there is now a final court decision with respect to the 
Department's Final Section 129 Determination regarding the AD 
investigation of CWP from the PRC, the Department is amending the Final 
Section 129 Determination, as implemented, regarding an adjustment to 
the AD cash deposit rates. The revised AD cash deposit rates are as 
follows:

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                                                            Revised AD
            Exporter                     Producer          cash deposit
                                                          rate (percent)
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BEIJING SAI LIN KE HARDWARE      XUZHOU GUANG HUAN STEEL            69.2
 CO., LTD.                        TUBE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
WUXI FASTUBE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.  WUXI FASTUBE INDUSTRY              69.2
                                  CO., LTD.
JIANGSU GUOQIANG ZINC-PLATING    JIANGSU GUOQIANG ZINC-             69.2
 INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD.         PLATING INDUSTRIAL
                                  COMPANY, LTD.
WUXI ERIC STEEL PIPE CO., LTD..  WUXI ERIC STEEL PIPE               69.2
                                  CO., LTD.
QINGDAO XIANGXING STEEL PIPE     QINGDAO XIANGXING STEEL            69.2
 CO., LTD.                        PIPE CO., LTD.
WAH CIT ENTERPRISES............  GUANGDONG WALSALL STEEL            69.2
                                  PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO.
                                  LTD.
GUANGDONG WALSALL STEEL PIPE     GUANGDONG WALSALL STEEL            69.2
 INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.              PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO.
                                  LTD.
HENGSHUI JINGHUA STEEL PIPE      HENGSHUI JINGHUA STEEL             69.2
 CO., LTD.                        PIPE CO., LTD.
ZHANGJIAGANG ZHONGYUAN PIPE-     ZHANGJIAGANG ZHONGYUAN             69.2
 MAKING CO., LTD.                 PIPE-MAKING CO., LTD.
WEIFANG EAST STEEL PIPE CO.,     WEIFANG EAST STEEL PIPE            69.2
 LTD.                             CO., LTD.
SHIJIAZHUANG ZHONGQING IMP &     BAZHOU ZHUOFA STEEL                69.2
 EXP CO., LTD.                    PIPE CO. LTD.
TIANJIN BAOLAI INT'L TRADE CO.,  TIANJIN JINGHAI COUNTY             69.2
 LTD.                             BAOLAI BUSINESS AND
                                  INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
WAI MING (TIANJIN) INT'L         BAZHOU DONG SHENG HOT-             69.2
 TRADING CO., LTD.                DIPPED GALVANIZED
                                  STEEL PIPE CO., LTD.
KUNSHAN LETS WIN STEEL           KUNSHAN LETS WIN STEEL             69.2
 MACHINERY CO., LTD.              MACHINERY CO., LTD.
SHENYANG BOYU M/E CO., LTD.....  BAZHOU DONG SHENG HOT-             69.2
                                  DIPPED GALVANIZED
                                  STEEL PIPE CO., LTD.
DALIAN BROLLO STEEL TUBES LTD..  DALIAN BROLLO STEEL                69.2
                                  TUBES LTD.
BENXI NORTHERN PIPES CO., LTD..  BENXI NORTHERN PIPES               69.2
                                  CO., LTD.
SHANGHAI METALS & MINERALS       BENXI NORTHERN PIPES               69.2
 IMPORT & EXPORT CORP.            CO., LTD.
HULUDAO STEEL PIPE INDUSTRIAL    HULUDAO STEEL PIPE                 69.2
 CO., LTD.                        INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT AND      TIANJIN LIFENGYUANDA               69.2
 EXPORT CO., LTD.                 STEEL GROUP CO. LTD.
TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT AND      TIANJIN XINGYUNDA STEEL            69.2
 EXPORT CO., LTD.                 PIPE CO., LTD.
TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT AND      TIANJIN LITUO STEEL                69.2
 EXPORT CO., LTD.                 PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT AND      TANGSHAN FENGNAN                   69.2
 EXPORT CO., LTD.                 DISTRICT XINLIDA STEEL
                                  PIPE CO., LTD.
JIANGYIN JIANYE METAL PRODUCTS   JIANGYIN JIANYE METAL              69.2
 CO., LTD.                        PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
RIZHAO XINGYE IMPORT & EXPORT    SHANDONG XINYUAN GROUP             69.2
 CO., LTD.                        CO., LTD.
TIANJIN NO. 1 STEEL ROLLED CO.,  TIANJIN HEXING STEEL               69.2
 LTD.                             CO., LTD.
TIANJIN NO. 1 STEEL ROLLED CO.,  TIANJIN RUITONG STEEL              69.2
 LTD.                             CO., LTD.
TIANJIN NO. 1 STEEL ROLLED CO.,  TIANJIN YAYI INDUSTRIAL            69.2
 LTD.                             CO.
KUNSHAN HONGYUAN MACHINERY       KUNSHAN HONGYUAN                   69.2
 MANUFACTURE CO., LTD.            MACHINERY MANUFACTURE
                                  CO., LTD.
QINGDAO YONGJIE IMPORT & EXPORT  SHANDONG XINYUANGROUP              69.2
 CO., LTD.                        CO., LTD.
PRC-WIDE ENTITY................  .......................           85.55
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    Unless the applicable cash deposit rates have been superseded by 
cash deposit rates calculated in an intervening administrative review 
of the AD order on CWP from the PRC, the Department will instruct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to require a cash deposit for estimated 
AD duties at the rate noted above for each specified exporter and 
producer combination, for entries of subject merchandise, entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after November 2, 
2015.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and section 129(c)(2)(A) of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    Dated: November 5, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-29198 Filed 11-13-15; 8:45 am]
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