[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93658-93660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30732]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-850, A-588-851, A-485-805]


Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line 
and Pressure Pipe From Japan; Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy 
Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe From Japan and Romania: Final 
Results of the Expedited Third Five-Year Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

DATES: Effective December 21, 2016.

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on certain large diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, 
line and pressure pipe (large diameter pipe) from Japan and certain 
small diameter carbon and

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alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe (small diameter pipe) 
from Japan and Romania would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the margins identified in the ``Final Results 
of Review'' section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the third sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders 
on large diameter pipe from Japan and small diameter pipe from Japan 
and Romania, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\1\ The Department received notices of intent to 
participate in both of the Japan reviews from TMK IPSCO, Vallourec 
Star, L.P. (Vallourec), and United States Steel Corporation (U.S. 
Steel), domestic interested parties (collectively, the petitioners) and 
a notice of intent to participate in the Romania review from Vallourec 
and U.S. Steel, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i). The petitioners claimed interested party status for 
each of these reviews under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
manufacturers of the domestic like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 60343 
(September 1, 2016).
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    On October 3, 2016, the Department received a complete substantive 
response from the petitioners for each of the reviews within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. 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 expedited sunset 
reviews of these antidumping duty orders.

Scope of the Orders

Large Diameter Pipe From Japan

    The products covered by this order are large diameter seamless 
carbon and alloy (other than stainless) steel standard, line, and 
pressure pipes. The seamless pipes subject to this order are currently 
classifiable under the subheadings 7304.10.10.30, 7304.10.10.45, 
7304.10.10.60, 7304.10.50.50, 7304.19.10.30, 7304.19.10.45, 
7304.19.10.60, 7304.19.50.50, 7304.31.60.10, 7304.31.60.50, 
7304.39.00.04, 7304.39.00.06, 7304.39.00.08, 7304.39.00.36, 
7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 
7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 
7304.51.50.15, 7304.51.50.45, 7304.51.50.60, 7304.59.20.30, 
7304.59.20.55, 7304.59.20.60, 7304.59.20.70, 7304.59.60.00, 
7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45, 
7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, and 
7304.59.80.70 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 order is contained in 
the Memorandum from Deputy Assistant Secretary Christian Marsh to 
Assistant Secretary Paul Piquado, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy 
Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from Japan (A-588-850), 
Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and 
Pressure Pipe from Japan (A-588-851) and Romania (A-485-805),'' 
dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Small Diameter Pipe From Japan and Romania

    The products covered by these orders include small diameter 
seamless carbon and alloy (other than stainless) steel standard, line, 
and pressure pipes and redraw hollows. The seamless pipes subject to 
these orders are currently classifiable under the subheadings 
7304.10.10.20, 7304.10.50.20, 7304.19.10.20, 7304.19.50.20, 
7304.31.30.00, 7304.31.60.50, 7304.39.00.16, 7304.39.00.20, 
7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.51.50.05, 
7304.51.50.60, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.10, 7304.59.80.15, 
7304.59.80.20, and 7304.59.80.25 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheading is 
provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written product 
description remains dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
likely to prevail if the orders were revoked, are addressed in the 
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 Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1), (2), and (3) of the 
Act, the Department determines that revocation of the order on large 
diameter pipe from Japan and the orders on small diameter pipe from 
Japan and Romania 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
                                                               (percent)
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Japan (Large Diameter)......................................      107.80
Japan (Small Diameter)......................................      106.07
Romania (Small Diameter)....................................       14.25
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
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 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 final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: December 15, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

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

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    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2016-30732 Filed 12-20-16; 8:45 am]
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