[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40183-40184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14315]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-042]


Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on stainless steel sheet and strip (SSSS) 
from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable July 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and

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Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the sunset review of the AD order on SSSS from China,\1\ pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On 
March 15, 2022, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate 
from the domestic interested parties within the deadline specified in 
19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed 
domestic interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
producers of the domestic like product in the United States.\4\ On 
March 30, 2022, the domestic interested parties submitted a timely 
substantive response within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response 
from any other interested parties with respect to the Order covered by 
this sunset review, nor was a hearing requested. On April 20, 2022, 
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did 
not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties.\6\ 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 an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \1\ See Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 16160 (April 3, 
2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 87 FR 11416 
(March 1, 2022).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel 
Sheet and Strip from China--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated March 15, 2022.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Stainless Steel from 
China: Domestic Industry Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated March 30, 2022.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on March 
1, 2022,''dated April 20, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is SSSS from China. 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 Sunset Review of Stainless Steel from the 
People's Republic of China,'' 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 Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as the 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 https://access.trade.gov. A 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) 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 dumping 
margins of up to 76.64 percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely notification of the 
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 in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: June 29, 2022.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

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 Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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