[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5460-5461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01956]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-868]


Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Final Results of the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty 
(CVD) order on welded stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from India would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable 
subsidies at the levels as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable February 1, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 17, 2016, Commerce published the CVD order on WSPP from 
India in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 1, 2021, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the first five-year (sunset) 
review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On October 15, 2021, Commerce received a 
notice of intent to participate from Bristol Metals, LLC, Felker 
Brothers Corporation, and Primus Pipe & Tube, 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 domestic producers 
of WSPP.\4\ On October 29, 2021, Commerce received a substantive 
response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not 
receive a substantive response from any respondent interested parties.
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    \1\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India: Antidumping 
Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 FR 81062 (November 17, 2016) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 54423 
(October 1, 2021).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India,'' dated 
October 15, 2021.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``First Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Countervailing Order on Welded Stainless Steel 
Pressure Pipe from India: Domestic Producers' Substantive Response 
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 29, 2021.
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    On November 30, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\6\ Accordingly, 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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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 
1, 2021,'' dated November 30, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is welded stainless pressure 
pipe from India. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India,'' 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 this sunset review are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by 
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 Services 
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx. A list of the issues 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 
appendix to this notice.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following net countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                              Net
                                                        countervailable
                  Producer/exporter                       subsidy rate
                                                           (percent)
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Steamline Industries Limited (Steamline).............               3.13
Sunrise Stainless Private Limited/Sun Mark Stainless                6.22
 Pvt. Ltd./Shah Foils Ltd. (Sunrise Companies) \8\...
All Others...........................................               4.65
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Administrative Protective Order
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    \8\ Commerce determined that Sunrise Stainless Private Limited, 
Sun Mark Stainless Pvt. Ltd., and Shah Foils Ltd. are entitled to 
the same subsidy rate. See Order, 81 FR at 81064.
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    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification 
of the 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: January 26, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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

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VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-01956 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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