[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29880-29881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09855]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-351-809, A-201-805, A-580-809, A-583-814, A-583-008]


Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From Brazil, Mexico, 
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan and Certain Circular Welded Carbon 
Steel Pipes and Tubes From 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 certain circular welded non-alloy steel 
pipe (CWP) from Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and 
Taiwan, and certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (pipes 
and tubes) from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of 
Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable May 9, 2023.

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: 

Background

    On January 3, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the sunset reviews of the AD orders on CWP from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, 
and Taiwan, and pipes and tubes from Taiwan, pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On January 17 and 
18, 2023, Commerce received notices of intent to participate from the 
domestic interested parties \2\ for each of the Orders,\3\ as required 
by 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested parties claimed 
domestic interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
manufacturers of a domestic like product in the United States. On 
February 3, 2023, the domestic interested parties submitted a timely 
substantive response for each of the 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. On February 24, 
2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it 
did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent 
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parties in any 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 conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of these Orders. 
On April 21, 2023, Commerce requested that domestic interested parties 
provide a new submission with corrected import data for the CWP from 
Taiwan sunset review as well as the December 2022 import data for both 
the CWP from Taiwan and the pipes and tubes from Taiwan sunset reviews 
because the import data submitted for the CWP from Taiwan review was 
incorrect.\7\ On April 24, 2023, the domestic interested parties 
submitted updated import data for the CWP from Taiwan and the pipes and 
tubes from Taiwan sunsets reviews.\8\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 88 FR 63 
(January 3, 2023).
    \2\ The domestic interested parties consist of Bull Moose Tube 
Company, Maruichi American Corporation, Nucor Tubular Products Inc. 
(Nucor), and Zekelman Industries.
    \3\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Circular Non-
Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, 
Taiwan, and Venezuela and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 
Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992) (CWP Orders for 
Brazil, Korea, and Mexico and CWP Order for Taiwan); see also 
Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan: 
Antidumping Duty Order, 49 FR 19369 (May 7, 1984) (Pipes and Tubes 
Order for Taiwan) (collectively, Orders). (The order for Venezuela 
was revoked on August 22, 2000; see Revocation of Antidumping Duty 
Orders: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe and Tube from 
Venezuela; Small Diameter Standard and Rectangular Pipe and Tube 
from Singapore; and Oil Country Tubular Goods from Canada and 
Taiwan, 65 FR 50954 (August 22, 2000)).
    \4\ See Nucor's Letters, ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 
from Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' 
``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico: Notice of Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel 
Pipe from Taiwan: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Review,'' and ``Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes 
from Taiwan: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' 
each dated January 17, 2023; see also Domestic Interested Parties' 
Letters, ``Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil: Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from 
Mexico: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' ``Fifth Five-Year Review 
of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from South Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' 
``Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Taiwan: Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' and ``Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes 
from Taiwan: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' each dated January 
18, 2023.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``Circular Welded 
Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil,'' ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from Mexico,'' ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 
from South Korea,'' ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from 
Taiwan,'' and ``Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 
Taiwan,'' each dated February 2, 2023.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for January 2023,'' 
dated January 25, 2023.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon Non-Alloy Steel 
Pipe from Taiwan (A-583-814), Correcting Import Data on the 
Administrative Record,'' dated April 21, 2023.
    \8\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Circular Welded 
Carbon Steel Pipes Fifth Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Orders on Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Taiwan: 
Updated Import Data,'' dated April 24, 2023, at Exhibit 1; see also 
Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 
Taiwan (A-583-008), Correcting Import Data on the Administrative 
Record,'' dated April 28, 2023.
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Scopes of the Orders

CWP Orders for Brazil, Korea, and Mexico

    The products covered by these orders are circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, not more than 406.4 
mm (16 inches) in outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, 
surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain 
end, bevelled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). For a full 
description of the scope of these orders, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\9\
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    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from 
Brazil, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan; and Certain 
Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Taiwan; Expedited 
Fifth Sunset Review,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 
by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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CWP Order for Taiwan

    The products covered by this order are: (1) circular welded non-
alloy steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross section over 114.3 
millimeters (4.5 inches), but not over 406.4 millimeters (16 inches) in 
outside diameter, with a wall thickness of 1.65 millimeters (0.065 
inches) or more, regardless of surface finish (black, galvanized, or 
painted), or end-finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded 
and coupled); and (2) circular welded non-alloy steel pipes and tubes, 
of circular cross-section less than 406.4 millimeters (16 inches), with 
a wall thickness of less than 1.65 millimeters (0.065 inches), 
regardless of surface finish (black, galvanized, or painted) or end-
finish (plain end, beveled end, threaded, or threaded and coupled). For 
a full description of the scope of this order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Pipes and Tubes Order for Taiwan

    The merchandise covered by this order is certain circular welded 
carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan, which are defined as: welded 
carbon steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross section, with walls not 
thinner than 0.065 inch, and 0.375 inch or more but not over 4.5 inches 
in outside diameter. For a full description of the scope of this order, 
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum

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 up to: 103.38 percent for 
Brazil, 7.32 percent for Mexico, 1.20 percent for Korea, 27.65 percent 
for CWP from Taiwan, and 8.91 percent for pipes and tubes from Taiwan.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
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 and notice 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: May 3, 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. Scopes 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 Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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