[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64437-64438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23218]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-803]


Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing From Taiwan: 
Final Results of the 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 light-walled welded rectangular carbon 
steel tubing (LWR tubing) from Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable October 25, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Claudia Cott, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 27, 1989, Commerce published its AD order on LWR tubing 
from Taiwan.\1\ On August 9, 2017, Commerce published the most recent 
continuation notice of the Order.\2\ On July 1, 2022, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the five-year sunset review of 
the Order pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\3\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and 
(ii), Commerce received notices of intent to participate in this sunset 
review from the domestic interested parties \4\ within 15 days after 
the date of publication of the Initiation Notice.\5\ The domestic 
interested parties claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of a domestic like product in the 
United States.\6\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Light-Walled Welded Rectangular 
Carbon Steel Tubing from Taiwan, 54 FR 12467 (March 27, 1989) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from 
Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 37193 (August 
9, 2017).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 39459 
(July 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
    \4\ There are six domestic interested producers of LWR tubing: 
Atlas Tube (a division of Zekelman Industries); Bull Moose Tube 
Company (Bull Moose); California Steel and Tube; Maruichi American 
Corporation (Maruichi); Nucor Tubular Products, Inc. (Nucor 
Tubular); and Searing Industries, Inc. (Searing) (hereinafter 
referred to as domestic interested parties).
    \5\ See Atlas Tube, Bull Moose, California Steel and Tube, 
Maruichi and Searing's Letter, ``Fifth Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Light-Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon 
Steel Pipe and Tube from Taiwan: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' 
dated July 15, 2022; see also Nucor Tubular's Letter, ``Light-Walled 
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Taiwan: Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated July 18, 2022.
    \6\ Id.
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    Commerce received an adequate joint substantive response to the 
Initiation Notice from domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\7\ Commerce received no 
substantive responses from any other interested parties. On August 23, 
2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from other 
interested parties.\8\ As a result, in accordance with section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-day sunset review of the Order.
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    \7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Light-Walled 
Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Taiwan: 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated August 1, 2022 
(Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response).
    \8\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for July 1, 2022,'' 
dated August 23, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are LWR tubing of rectangular 
(including square) cross-section, having a wall thickness of less than 
0.156 inch. This merchandise is classified under subheading 
7306.61.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS). It was formerly classified under HTSUS subheading 
7306.60.5000. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes only. The written product description remains 
dispositive. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\
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    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Light-Walled Welded Rectangular Carbon Steel Tubing from 
Taiwan,'' 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. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.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 
margin of dumping likely to prevail would be at a rate up to 40.97 
percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    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 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: October 20, 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
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping

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    2. Magnitude of Margin of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-23218 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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