[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65572-65573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-810 and A-583-815]


Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea 
and Taiwan: Final Results of Expedited Fifth 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 U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe 
(WSSP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan 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 October 31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On May 2, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the 
sunset review of the AD orders on WSSP from Korea and Taiwan, pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ 
On May 13, 2022, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate 
from the domestic interested parties \2\ for both of the Orders within 
the 15-day 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 manufacturers of the domestic like 
product in the United States.\4\ On June 1, 2022, the domestic 
interested parties submitted a timely substantive response for both 
sunset reviews 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 Orders covered by 
these sunset reviews.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 87 FR 25617 
(May 2, 2022). See also Antidumping Duty Order and Clarification of 
Final Determination: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipes from 
Korea, 57 FR 62301 (December 30, 1992); Notice of Amended Final 
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless 
Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea, 60 FR 10064 (February 23, 
1995) (Korea Order); Amended Final Determination and Antidumping 
Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Taiwan, 57 FR 
62300 (December 30, 1992); and Notice of Amended Final Determination 
and Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipes 
from Taiwan, 59 FR 6619 (February11, 1994) (Taiwan Order) 
(collectively Orders).
    \2\ The domestic interested parties are Bristol Metals, Felker 
Brothers Corporation and Primus Pipe & Tube Inc. These domestic 
parties are producers of welded austenitic stainless steel pipe in 
the United States. Bristol Metals was a petitioner in the original 
AD investigation.
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate--South Korea,'' dated May 13, 2022; and ``Notice of 
Intent to Participate--Taiwan,'' dated May 13, 2022.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Substantive 
Response of Domestic Producers to Notice of Initiation,'' dated June 
1, 2022; and ``Substantive Response of Domestic Producers to Notice 
of Initiation,'' dated June 1, 2022.
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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 in either of these sunset 
reviews.\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 expedited 
(120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders.
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    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 2, 
2022,'' dated June 21, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are shipments of WSSP from Korea 
and Taiwan that meet the standards and specifications set forth by the 
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for the welded form 
of chromium-nickel pipe designated ASTM A-312. For a full description 
of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Fifth Expedited Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe 
from the Republic of Korea and 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 these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an 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 Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Orders 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 margins of 
up to 17.14 percent for Korea and up to 31.90 percent for Taiwan.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
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: August 29, 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 Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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