[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67913-67914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26021]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-880; A-201-847; A-489-824]


Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 
the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and the Republic of Turkey: Final 
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the Department 
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
(AD) orders on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and 
tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, 
and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 30, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Kinney or Kate Johnson, 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) 482-2285 or (202) 
482-4929, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 2, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the first sunset reviews of the orders on certain HWR pipes and tubes 
from Korea, Mexico, and Turkey \1\ pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On August 17, 2021, 
Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from Atlas Tube, a 
division of Zekelman Industries, Bull Moose Tube Company, Maruichi 
American Corporation, Searing Industries, Vest, Inc., and Nucor Tubular 
Products Inc. (collectively, domestic interested parties) within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ These companies 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as domestic manufacturers or producers of HWR 
pipes and tubes in the United States.
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    \1\ See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and the Republic of 
Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 62865 (September 13, 2016) 
(Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 41439 
(August 2, 2021).
    \3\ See Atlas Tube, Bull Moose Tube Company, Maruichi American 
Corporation, Searing Industries, and Vest Inc.'s Letters, ``Notice 
of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon 
Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Korea,'' dated August 17, 
2021; ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Heavy Walled Rectangular 
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Mexico,'' dated August 17, 
2021; ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Heavy Walled Rectangular 
Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey,'' 
dated August 17, 2021; see also Nucor Tubular's Letters ``Heavy-
Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the 
Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated August 
17, 2021; ``Heavy-Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from Mexico: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated August 
17, 2021; and ``Heavy-Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes 
and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey: Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated August 17, 2021.
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    On September 1, 2021, Commerce received complete substantive 
responses from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).\4\ No respondent interested 
party submitted a substantive response within the 50-day deadline. As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting expedited (120-day) 
sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Heavy Walled 
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of 
Korea: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice 
of Initiation,'' dated September 1, 2021; ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Heavy Walled 
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Mexico: 
Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated September 1, 2021; ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Order on Heavy Walled 
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of 
Turkey: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response to Notice 
of Initiation,'' dated September 1, 2021.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by the Orders is certain heavy walled 
rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes of rectangular (including 
square) cross section, having a nominal wall thickness of not less than 
4 mm.
    The subject merchandise is currently provided for in item 
7306.61.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS 7306.61.3000. 
While the HTSUS subheadings and ASTM specification are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written

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description of the scope of the Orders is dispositive.\5\
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders 
on Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 
the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and the Republic of Turkey,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ 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 https://access.trade.gov. A list of topics 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an 
appendix to this notice. A complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the AD orders on HWR pipes and 
tubes from Korea, Mexico, and Turkey would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail are up to 3.82 
percent for Korea, 5.21 percent for Mexico, and 35.66 percent for 
Turkey.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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 order 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, and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218.

    Dated: November 23, 2021.
James Maeder,
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
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-26021 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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