[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29636-29637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09730]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-502, A-549-502, A-489-501]


Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From India, Thailand, 
and Republic of Turkey: Final Results of the Expedited 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 certain welded carbon steel pipes and 
tubes (pipe and tube) from India, Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey 
(Turkey) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping 
at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of 
this notice. The sunset period of review is 2018-2022.

DATES: Applicable May 8, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, 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) 482-3464.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 3, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notice of initiation of the fourth sunset review of the AD orders on 
pipe and tube from India, Thailand, and Turkey,\1\ pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On January 
17 and 18, 2023, Commerce received notices of intent to participate 
from domestic interested parties \3\ for these Orders in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) within 15 days after the date of 
publication of the Initiation Notice. The domestic interested parties

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claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
producers in the United States of the domestic like product. On 
February 2, 2023, the domestic interested parties submitted timely 
adequate substantive responses to the Initiation Notice for each sunset 
review within the 30-day period, as specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Standard Pipes and Tubes from India, 51 FR 17384 (May 12, 1986); 
Antidumping Duty Order; Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes 
from Thailand, 51 FR 8341 (March 11, 1986); and Antidumping Duty 
Order; Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube Products from 
Turkey, 51 FR 17784 (May 15, 1986) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 63 
(January 3, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Nucor's Letters, ``Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from India: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' dated January 17, 2023; ``Certain Welded Carbon Steel 
Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review'' dated January 17, 2023; and ``Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Notice of Intent to Participate 
in Sunset Review,'' dated January 17, 2023; see also Bull Moose, 
Maruichi, and Zekelman's Letters, ``Fifth Five-Year Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from India: Notice of Intent to Participate'' dated January 
18, 2023; ``Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand: Notice of 
Intent to Participate'' dated January 18, 2023; and ``Fifth Five-
Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Welded Carbon 
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Turkey: Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated January 18, 2023 (collectively, Notices of 
Intent to Participate). The domestic interested parties consist of 
the following members: Nucor Tubular Products Inc. (Nucor), Bull 
Moose Tube Company (Bull Moose), Maruichi American Corporation 
(Maruichi), and Zekelman Industries (Zekelman) (collectively, the 
domestic interested parties).
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated February 2, 2023; Domestic 
Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated February 2, 2023; and Domestic Interested 
Parties' Letter, Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' 
dated February 2, 2023 (collectively, Substantive Responses).
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    On January 25, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it received notices of intent to participate from the 
domestic interested parties.\5\ Commerce did not receive substantive 
responses from respondent interested parties in these sunset reviews. 
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, i.e., 120-day 
sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for January 2023,'' 
dated January 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these Orders are pipe and tube. A full 
description of the scope of the Orders is contained in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and 
Tubes from India, Thailand, and the Republic of Turkey,'' 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, including the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail if the orders are revoked, 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/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders on pipe and tube from 
India, Thailand, and Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the margins of dumping 
likely to prevail would be at margins up to 87.93 percent for India, 
15.60 percent for Thailand, and 23.12 percent for Turkey.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a 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

    We are issuing and publishing these 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: May 2, 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 the Margins of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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