[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52458-52459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21445]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-557-815, A-549-830, A-552-816]


Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From Malaysia, Thailand, and 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited First 
Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on welded stainless steel pressure pipe (WSSPP) from Malaysia, 
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels 
identified in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable October 2, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariela Garvett or Magd Zalok, 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) 482-4162, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 21, 2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notices of the antidumping duty orders on WSSPP from Malaysia, 
Thailand, and Vietnam.\1\ On June 4, 2019, Commerce published the 
initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ 
Between June 13, 2019 and June, 18, 2019, Commerce received timely and 
complete notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from 
Bristol Metals, LLC, Felker Brothers Corporation, and Webco Industries, 
Inc. (collectively, domestic interested parties), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as manufacturers in the United States of the domestic like 
product.\4\ Between July 1, 2019 and July 5, 2019, the domestic 
interested parties filed timely and adequate substantive responses, 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce 
did not receive substantive responses from any respondent interested 
party. 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 expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \1\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, 
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 
FR 42289 (July 21, 2014) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 25741 
(June 4, 2019).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Welded Stainless 
Steel Pressure Pipe from Malaysia: Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated June 13, 2019 (Malaysia Intent to Participate); 
``Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Thailand: Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated June 13, 2019 (Thailand Intent to 
Participate); and ``Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from 
Vietnam: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated June 13, 2019 
(Vietnam Intent to Participate). Also, Commerce received a timely 
and complete notice of intent to participate in these sunset reviews 
from domestic interested party Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc. (Primus). 
See Primus' Letter, ``Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from 
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated June 18, 2019.
    \4\ See Malaysia Intent to Participate at 2; see also Thailand 
Intent to Participate at 2; Vietnam Intent to Participate at 2; 
Primus Intent to Participate at 2.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter ``Welded Stainless 
Steel Pressure Pipe from Malaysia: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2019; see also Domestic Interested 
Parties' Letters, ``Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from 
Thailand: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 
1, 2019; and ``Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Vietnam: 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2019. 
Also, domestic interested party Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc. (Primus), 
submitted a response, in which it agreed with the substantive 
responses of the other domestic interested parties. See Primus' 
Letter, ``Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Sunset Review: 2nd Review for 
China AD/CVD; 1st Review for Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia; 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 5, 2019.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders are circular welded 
austenitic stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in 
outside diameter. For purposes of these orders, references to size are 
in nominal inches and include all products within tolerances allowed by 
pipe specifications. This merchandise includes, but is not limited to, 
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-312 or ASTM A-
778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. 
ASTM A-358 products are only included when they are produced to meet 
ASTM A-312 or ASTM A-778 specifications, or comparable domestic or 
foreign specifications.
    Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless mechanical 
tubing, meeting ASTM A-554 or comparable domestic or foreign 
specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining 
furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A-249, 
ASTM A-688 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; and (3) 
specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A269, ASTM A-270 or comparable 
domestic or foreign specifications.
    The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings 
7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and 
7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). They may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7306.40.1010, 
7306.40.1015, 7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044, 7306.40.5080, and 
7306.40.5090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of these 
investigations is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins 
likely to prevail if the Orders were to be 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 as an Appendix to this notice. 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://

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access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room 
B8024 of the main 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 First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,'' 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 Orders 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 167.11 percent for Malaysia, 24.01 percent for Thailand, 
and 16.25 percent for Vietnam.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    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 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: September 25, 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    A. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    B. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2019-21445 Filed 10-1-19; 8:45 am]
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