[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80154-80155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28381]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

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


Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea 
and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty

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(AD) orders on welded ASTM A-312 stainless steel pipe (WSSP) from the 
Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan would likely lead to continuation 
or recurrence of dumping, and material injury to an industry in the 
United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these 
AD orders.

DATES: Applicable December 29, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 30, 1992, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the AD order and clarification of final determination for WSSP from 
Korea, as well as the amended final determination and AD order for WSSP 
from Taiwan.\1\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order and Clarification of Final 
Determination: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipes from Korea, 57 
FR 62301 (December 30, 1992); see also Amended Final Determination 
and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from 
Taiwan, 57 FR 62300 (December 30, 1992); Notice of Amended Final 
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Welded Stainless 
Steel Pipes from Taiwan, 59 FR 6619; and 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) (collectively, Orders).
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    On May 2, 2022, the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ 
the five-year sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its 
reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the Orders would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and, therefore, notified 
the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail 
should the Orders be revoked.\4\ On December 19, 2022, the ITC 
published its determinations, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of 
the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\5\
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    \2\ See Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and 
Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 87 FR 25668 (May 2, 2022).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews, 87 FR 25617.
    \4\ See 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, 87 FR 65572 (October 31, 2022).
    \5\ See Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from South Korea and 
Taiwan, 87 FR 77636 (December 19, 2022).
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are shipments of welded 
stainless steel pipe (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. WSSP is produced by forming stainless steel 
flat rolled products into a tubular configuration and welding along the 
seam. WSSP is a commodity product generally used as a conduit to 
transmit liquids or gases. Major applications for WSSP include, but are 
not limited to, digester lines, blow lines, pharmaceutical lines, 
petrochemical stock lines, brewery process and transport lines, general 
food processing lines, automotive paint lines and paper process 
machines. Imports of these products are currently classifiable under 
the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
subheadings: 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5015, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5065 and 
7306.40.5085. Although the HTSUS subheadings include both pipes and 
tubes, the scope of the Orders is limited to welded austenitic 
stainless steel pipes. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of the Orders is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to a continuation or a 
recurrence of dumping and of material injury to an industry in the 
United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD cash deposits 
at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject 
merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will 
be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of 
continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year review 
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of 
the effective date of continuation.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective 
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the return or destruction 
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which may be 
subject to sanctions.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in 
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: December 22, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-28381 Filed 12-28-22; 8:45 am]
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