[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29890-29891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09798]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-820]


Certain Small Diameter Seamless Carbon and Alloy Standard, Line 
and Pressure Pipe From Germany: Final Results of Expedited Fifth Sunset 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on certain small diameter seamless carbon and alloy standard, 
line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from Germany would 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 May 9, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler R. Weinhold, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On August 3, 1995, Commerce published the AD order on seamless pipe 
from Germany.\1\ On January 3, 2023, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On January 
18, 2023, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from 
Vallourec Star, L.P. (Vallourec), a U.S. producer of seamless pipe, 
within the 15-day deadline specified in section 771(9)(C) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Vallourec claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a domestic producer 
engaged in the production of seamless pipe in the United States, a 
domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order and Amended Final 
Determination: Certain Small Diameter Seamless Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from Germany, 60 FR 39704 
(August 3, 1995) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 63 
(January 3, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Vallourec's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in 
the Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Seamless 
Line and Pressure Pipe from Germany,'' dated January 18, 2023.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
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    On February 2, 2023, Vallourec submitted a timely and adequate 
substantive response to the Initiation Notice within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no 
substantive responses from other interested parties, nor was a hearing 
requested.
    On February 24, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission (ITC) 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 has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this 
Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review for January 2023,'' 
dated February 24, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is seamless pipe. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Fifth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain Small Diameter Seamless Carbon and Alloy Standard, Line and 
Pressure Pipe from Germany,'' 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 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 Services System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete

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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)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) 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 up to 57.72 
percent.

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 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 this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) 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 Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

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