[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44503-44505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15986]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-863]


Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Intent To Rescind 
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that Both-Well Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd. (Bothwell), the sole company 
under review, did not have any reviewable entries during the period of 
review (POR) May 17, 2018 through August 31, 2019. Thus, Commerce is 
preliminarily rescinding this review. We invite interested parties to 
comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable July 23, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ayache or Samuel Glickstein, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2623 
or (202) 482-5307, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce published the notice of initiation of this review on 
November 12, 2019.\1\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines 
in administrative reviews by 50 days, thereby extending the deadline 
for these preliminary results until July 21, 2020.\2\ For a

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complete discussion of the background of this review, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 61011 (November 12, 2019).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
    \3\ See Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Intent to 
Rescind the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Forged Steel 
Fittings from Taiwan; 2018-2019 (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the scope of this order are carbon and 
alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as 
blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a 
variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, 
laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, and 
outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, 
whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. The subject 
merchandise is currently classifiable under item numbers 7307.99.1000, 
7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the merchandise is dispositive.\4\
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    \4\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed at 
http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice.

Preliminary Intent To Rescind

    It is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) when there are no reviewable entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR subject to the antidumping duty 
order and for which liquidation is suspended.\5\ At the end of the 
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the 
assessment rate computed for the review period.\6\ Therefore, for an 
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, 
suspended entry to be liquidated at the newly calculated assessment 
rate. As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we 
preliminarily find that, because all of entries associated with 
Bothwell's reported sales of subject merchandise during the POR were 
liquidated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Bothwell had no 
reviewable entries during this POR. Accordingly, we preliminarily 
intend to rescind this review pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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    \5\ See, e.g., Solid Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate from the 
Russian Federation: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 77 FR 65532 (October 29, 2012).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(l).
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Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 
30 days after the date of publication of this notice.\7\ Rebuttal 
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no 
later than seven days after the date for filing case briefs.\8\ Note 
that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for 
serving documents containing business proprietary information, until 
further notice.\9\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties 
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are 
encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 
(2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/
CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective 
Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
    \9\ See Temporary Rule.
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    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using 
Enforcement and Compliance's electronic records system, ACCESS,\10\ and 
must also be served on interested parties.\11\ An electronically filed 
document must be received successfully in its entirety on ACCESS, by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date that the document is due.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.303(f).
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    Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, using ACCESS within 30 days of 
publication of this notice.\12\ Requests should contain: (1) The 
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised 
in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the respective case 
and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce 
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be 
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), Commerce intends to issue the final 
results of this administrative review, including the results of its 
analysis of issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 
days after the date of publication of this notice.

Assessment Rates

    If Commerce proceeds to a final rescission of this administrative 
review, the assessment rate for Bothwell's shipments will not be 
affected by this review. If Commerce does not proceed to a final 
rescission of this administrative review, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), we will calculate importer-specific (or customer-
specific) assessment rates based on the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    If Commerce proceeds to a final rescission of this administrative 
review, Bothwell's cash deposit rate will continue to 116.17 percent, 
its final rate from the investigation. If Commerce does not proceed to 
a final rescission of this administrative review, but calculates a 
dumping margin for Bothwell, we will instruct CBP to collect a cash 
deposit, effective upon the date of publication of the final results, 
at the dumping rate calculated for Bothwell.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

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Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: July 17, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Status of Bothwell's Sales
V. Recommendation

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