[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52910-52911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18580]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-871; A-475-835; A-469-815]


Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India, Italy, and Spain: Final 
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review 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 U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on finished carbon steel flanges (flanges) 
from India, Italy, and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of 
Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable August 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harrison Tanchuck or Emily Bradshaw, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7421 and (202) 
482-3896 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On May 2, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
first sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received a 
notice of intent to participate from domestic interested parties \3\ 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i), after the 
date of publication of the Initiation Notice.\4\ Each claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as domestic 
producers engaged in the production of flanges in the United States.
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    \1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India and Italy: 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR 40136 (August 24, 2017); and Finished 
Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 27229 
(June 14, 2017 (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 87 FR 25617 
(May 2, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are Weldbend Corporation 
(Weldbend) and Boltex Manufacturing Company Inc. (Boltex) 
(collectively, domestic interested parties). In 2020, Boltex 
Manufacturing Co., L.P. reorganized to Boltex Manufacturing Company 
Inc.).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Finished Carbon 
Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Intent to Participate by 
Weldbend Corporation & Boltex Corporation,'' dated May 17, 2022; 
``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Italy: Notice of Intent to 
Participate by Weldbend Corporation & Boltex Manufacturing Co., 
L.P.,'' dated May 17, 2022; and ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from 
Spain: Notice of Intent to Participate by Weldbend Corporation & 
Boltex Manufacturing Co., L.P.,'' dated May 17, 2022.
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    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\ We did not receive a substantive response from any 
other interested party in these proceedings.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Finished Carbon 
Steel Flanges from India: Substantive Response of Domestic 
Interested Parties,'' dated June 1, 2022; ``Finished Carbon Steel 
Flanges from Italy: Substantive Response of Domestic Interested 
Parties,'' dated June 1, 2022; and ``Finished Carbon Steel Flanges 
from Spain: Substantive Response of Domestic Interested Parties,'' 
dated June 1, 2022 (collectively, Substantive Response).
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    On June 21, 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 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Orders.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 2, 
2022,'' dated May 2, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are finished carbon steel 
flanges. For a complete description of the scope of these Orders, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Finished 
Carbon Steel Flanges from India, Italy, and Spain,'' 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 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins 
of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked.\8\ 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 https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins 
of up to the following percentages:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                         Country                          dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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India...................................................           12.58
Italy...................................................          204.53
Spain...................................................           24.43
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
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

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 23, 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 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 Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-18580 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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