[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19035-19036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09068]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-079]


Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People's Republic of China: 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) order on cast iron soil 
pipe from the People's Republic of China (China).

DATES: Effective May 3, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Javier Barrientos at (202) 482-2243, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on February 28, 2019, 
Commerce published its affirmative final determination in the less than 
fair value investigation of cast iron soil pipe from China.\1\
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    \1\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 84 
FR 6767 (February 28, 2019) (Final Determination) and the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
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    On April 8, 2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Act, by reason of imports of subject merchandise from China.\2\
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    \2\ See Letter to Gary Taverman, Acting Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from David S. Johanson, 
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, dated April 8, 
2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order covers cast iron soil pipe from China. For 
a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this notice.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On April 8, 2019, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the 
ITC notified Commerce of its final determination that an industry in 
the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of imports of cast iron soil pipe 
from China.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 
of the Act, Commerce is issuing this AD order. Because the ITC 
determined that imports of cast iron soil pipe from China are 
materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such 
merchandise from China, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.
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    \3\ Id.
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    As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with 
section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by 
Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount that normal value 
exceeds export price (or constructed export price) of the subject 
merchandise for all relevant entries of cast iron soil pipe from China. 
Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of cast 
iron soil pipe from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after August 31, 2018, the date of publication of the 
Preliminary Determination,\4\ but will not include entries occurring 
after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before 
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination as 
further described below.
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    \4\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 83 FR 44567 (August 
31, 2018) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 736 of the Act, we will instruct CBP to 
reinstitute suspension of liquidation on all relevant entries of cast 
iron soil pipe from China, effective on the date of publication of the 
ITC's notice of final determination in the Federal Register, and to 
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce pursuant to section 
736(a)(1) of the Act,\5\ antidumping duties for each entry of the 
subject merchandise equal to the amount that normal value exceeds 
export price (or constructed export price) for the subject merchandise. 
These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until 
further notice. Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash 
deposits equal to the amounts as indicated below. Accordingly, 
effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative 
injury determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers 
would normally deposit estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a 
cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty rates listed below.\6\ As 
stated in the Final Determination, Commerce made no adjustments for 
export subsidies to the antidumping cash deposit rate.
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    \5\ See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from China, Investigation Nos. 701-
TA-597 and 731-TA-1407 (Final), USITC Publication 4879 (April 2019).
    \6\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant 
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect 
for more than four months, except where exporters representing a 
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request 
Commerce to extend that four-month period to no more than six months. 
At the request of mandatory respondent, HengTong Casting Co., Ltd., who 
accounts for a significant proportion of cast iron soil pipe from 
China, Commerce extended the four-month period to six months in this 
case.\7\ Commerce published its Preliminary Determination on August 31, 
2018. Therefore, the extended period, beginning on the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended on February 27, 
2019. Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive 
duties are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final 
injury determination.
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    \7\ Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 44569.
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of cast iron soil pipe from China entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 27, 
2019, the date the provisional measures expired, through the day 
preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury 
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will 
resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in 
the Federal Register.

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               Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
             Producer                       Exporter            dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Yucheng Jiangxian Economic         Yucheng Jiangxian              235.93
 Development Zone HengTong          Economic Development
 Casting Co., Ltd.                  Zone HengTong Casting
                                    Co., Ltd.
Wu'An Yongtian Casting Co., Ltd..  Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co.,        235.93
                                    Ltd.
Yangcheng County Huawang           Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co.,        235.93
 Universal Spun Cast Pipe Foundry.  Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd      235.93
 Ltd.
Wu'an Yongtian Casting Co., Ltd..  Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd      235.93
Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co.,  Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd      235.93
 Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Dinggin Hardware (Dalian)      235.93
 Ltd.                               Co., Ltd.
Wu'an Kerui xin Machinery          Dinggin Hardware (Dalian)      235.93
 Manufacturing Co., Ltd.            Co., Ltd.
Wu'an Yongtian Casting Co., Ltd..  Dinggin Hardware (Dalian)      235.93
                                    Co., Ltd.
Wuan City Feixiang Metal Product   Dinggin Hardware (Dalian)      235.93
 Co., Ltd.                          Co., Ltd.
DingXiang County YuTai Casting-    Hebei Metals &                 235.93
 Forging Co., Ltd.                  Engineering Products
                                    Trading Co., Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Hebei Metals &                 235.93
 Ltd.                               Engineering Products
                                    Trading Co., Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd....      235.93
 Ltd.
Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co.,  Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd....      235.93
 Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Qinshui Shunshida Casting      235.93
 Ltd.                               Co., Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Shanxi Chen Xin Da             235.93
 Ltd.                               Castings & Forgings Co.,
                                    Ltd.
Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group    Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial      235.93
 Co., Ltd.                          Group Co., Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue        235.93
 Ltd.                               Trading Co., Ltd.
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co.,     Terrifour (Dalian)             235.93
 Ltd.                               Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Chengda Special Forging     Terrifour (Dalian)             235.93
 Co., Ltd.                          Trading Co., Ltd.
Wuan City Feixiang Metal Product   Wuan City Feixiang Metal       235.93
 Co., Ltd.                          Product Co., Ltd.
Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co.,  Zezhou Golden Autumn           235.93
 Ltd.                               Foundry Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity................  .........................      235.93
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Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
cast iron soil pipe from China pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. 
Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently 
in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    This order is issued and published in accordance with section 
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: April 26, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is cast iron soil pipe, 
whether finished or unfinished, regardless of industry or 
proprietary specifications, and regardless of wall thickness, 
length, diameter, surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. The 
scope of this order includes, but is not limited to, both hubless 
and hub and spigot cast iron soil pipe. Cast iron soil pipe is 
nonmalleable iron pipe of various designs and sizes. Cast iron soil 
pipe is generally distinguished from other types of nonmalleable 
cast iron pipe by the manner in which it is connected to cast iron 
soil pipe fittings.
    Cast iron soil pipe is classified into two major types--hubless 
and hub and spigot. Hubless cast iron soil pipe is manufactured 
without a hub, generally in compliance with Cast Iron Soil Pipe 
Institute (CISPI) specification 301 and/or American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A888, including any 
revisions to those specifications. Hub and spigot pipe has one or 
more hubs into which the spigot (plain end) of a fitting is 
inserted. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above 
is covered by the scope of this order, whether or not produced 
according to a particular standard.
    The subject imports are currently classified in subheading 
7303.00.0030 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS): Cast iron soil pipe. The HTSUS subheading and 
specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes 
only; the written description of the scope of this order is 
dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2019-09068 Filed 5-2-19; 8:45 am]
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