[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14136-14137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04663]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-475-828; A-557-809; A-565-801]


Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy, Malaysia, and 
the Philippines: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth 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 Department 
of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping (AD) 
duty orders on stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Italy, 
Malaysia, and the Philippines 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 March 7, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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; (202) 482-4732 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the fourth sunset reviews of the Orders,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ After the date of 
publication of the Initiation Notice, Commerce received a notice of 
intent to participate from Core Pipe Products, Inc.\3\ within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Core Pipe Products, Inc. 
(the domestic interested party) claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a domestic producer engaged in the 
production in the United States of stainless steel butt-weld pipe 
fittings.
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 
Fittings from Italy, Malaysia, and the Philippines, 66 FR 11257 
(February 23, 2001) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 87 FR 65746 
(November 1, 2022) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
To Participate,'' dated November 16, 2022.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic 
interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We did not receive a substantive response from any 
other interested party in these proceedings, and no party requested a 
hearing.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letters, ``Stainless Steel 
Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Italy--Domestic Interested Party's 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation'' dated December 1, 
2022 (Italy Substantive Response); ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 
Fittings From Malaysia--Domestic Interested Party's Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation'' dated December 1, 2022 (Malaysia 
Substantive Response); ``Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings 
From the Philippines--Domestic Interested Party's Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 1, 2022 
(Philippines Substantive Response) (collectively, Substantive 
Response).
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    On December 20, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from respondent interested parties.\5\ 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 expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
November 1, 2022,'' dated December 20, 2022.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these Orders are stainless steel butt-weld 
pipe fittings. For a complete description of the scope of these orders, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless 
Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Italy, Malaysia and the 
Philippines,'' 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.\7\ 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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    \7\ 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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Italy...................................................           26.59
Malaysia................................................            7.51
Philippines.............................................           33.81
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
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 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: March 1, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Dumping Margin Likely To Prevail

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VII. Recommendation

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