[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44270-44271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16059]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-602, A-588-602, A-583-605, A-549-807, A-570-814]


Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, 
Thailand, and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 
Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on carbon butt-weld pipe fittings (BWPF) from Brazil, Japan, 
Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Effective Date: July 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2312.

Background

    On March 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of initiation 
of the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on BWPF from 
Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and the PRC, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On March 7, 
2015, the Department received a Notice of Intent to Participate in 
these reviews from Tube Forgings of America, Inc. (TFA), Mills Iron 
Works, Inc. (MIW), and Hackney Ladish, Inc. (a subsidiary of Precision 
Castparts Corp.) (HL), domestic interested parties, within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). On March 9, 2015, the Department 
also received a Notice of Intent to Participate in these reviews from 
Weldbend Corporation (Weldbend), a domestic interested party, within 
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). TFA, MIW, HL, and 
Weldbend all claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of 
the Act, as manufacturers of a domestic like product in the United 
States.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR 
10578 (March 1, 2016).
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    On March 31, 2016, we received complete substantive responses for 
each review from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect 
to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews, nor was a hearing 
requested. On May 9, 2016, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(e), TFA, MIW, and 
HL filed comments on the adequacy of responses in these sunset reviews. 
Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is conducting expedited (120-
day) sunset reviews of these orders.

Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by the orders consists of certain carbon 
steel butt-weld type fittings, other than couplings, under 14 inches in 
diameter, whether finished or unfinished. These imports are currently 
classified under subheading 7307.93.30 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS subheading is provided 
for convenience and customs purposes. The written product description 
remains dispositive.\2\
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    \2\ A full description of the scope of the orders is contained 
in the memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders on Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 
from Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of 
China'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with 
these results and hereby adopted by this notice. The scope language 
varies slightly amongst the countries due to the fact the 
investigations and subsequent orders for the PRC and Thailand 
occurred after the investigations for the other three countries. 
Additionally, the scope language for Taiwan includes a reference to 
a scope decision.

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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the orders were 
revoked, are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and 
is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 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://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1), (2) and (3) of the 
Act, we determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
BWPF from Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and the PRC would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping up to the following 
weighted-average margin percentages:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                           Country                              margin
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Brazil......................................................       52.25
Japan.......................................................       65.81
Taiwan......................................................       87.30
Thailand....................................................       52.60
The PRC.....................................................      182.90
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (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 order 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: June 28, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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