[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27088-27089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12274]
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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 Expedited Third Sunset Review of Antidumping
Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order on non-
malleable cast iron pipe fittings (NMPF) from the People's Republic of
China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the level identified in the ``Final Results of Review''
section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable June 5, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariela Garvett or Maliha Khan, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3609 or (202) 482-0895,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 7, 2003, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) published the notice of the antidumping duty order on NMPF
from China.\1\ On February 5, 2019, Commerce published the initiation
of the third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On February 20, 2019,
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate in this review from
Anvil International, LLC and Ward Manufacturing LLC (collectively, the
petitioners), a domestic interested party, within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The petitioners claimed
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as U.S.
manufacturers or producers of a domestic like product. On March 7,
2019, Commerce received a complete and adequate substantive response
from the petitioners within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
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351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce received no substantive responses from
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), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Non-Malleable Cast
Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 16765
(April 7, 2003) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 1705
(February 5, 2019).
\3\ See Letter from the Petitioners, ``Non-Malleable Cast Iron
Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China,'' dated February
5, 2019.
\4\ See Letter from the Petitioners, ``Non-Malleable Cast Iron
Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China, Third Review:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 7, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are finished and unfinished non-
malleable cast iron pipe fittings 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. Ductile cast iron
fittings with mechanical joint ends (MJ), or push on ends (PO), or
flanged ends and produced to American Water Works Association (AWWA)
specifications AWWA C110 or AWWA C153 are not included.
Imports of covered merchandise are 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 and 7307.19.30.85. HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The
written description of the scope of the Order is dispositive.\5\
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\5\ See Order.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Order was revoked, is provided in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by
this notice.\6\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix. 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.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Non-
Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average
margins up to 75.50 percent.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice 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 written
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, 19
CFR 351.218, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: June 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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 Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2019-12274 Filed 6-10-19; 8:45 am]
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