[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60642-60643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19023]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-877, A-570-064]


Stainless Steel Flanges From India and the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited First 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 stainless steel flanges from India and 
the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable September 5, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Maciuba, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 1, 2018, and on October 9, 2018, Commerce published in 
the Federal Register the AD orders on stainless steel flanges from 
China and India, respectively.\1\ On May 1, 2023, Commerce published 
the notice of initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Stainless Steel Flanges from the People's Republic of 
China: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 37468 (August 1, 2018); and 
Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 
50639 (October 9, 2018) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 26522 
(May 1, 2023).
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    On May 15 and 16, 2023, Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate in these reviews from Core Pipe Products, Inc. (Core Pipe) 
and Kerkau Manufacturing (Kerkau) within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Core Pipe and Kerkau claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of the domestic 
like product in the United States. On May 31, 2023, Commerce received 
adequate substantive responses from Core Pipe and Kerkau.\4\ We 
received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties.
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    \3\ See Core Pipe's Letters, ``Stainless Steel Flanges from 
India--Notice of Intent To Participate,'' dated May 15, 2023; and 
``Stainless Steel Flanges from the People's Republic of China--
Notice of Intent To Participate,'' dated May 15, 2023; and Kerkau's 
Letters, ``Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Notice of Intent to 
Participate by Kerkau Manufacturing,'' dated May 16, 2023; and 
``Stainless Steel Flanges from China: Notice of Intent to 
Participate by Kerkau Manufacturing,'' dated May 16, 2023.
    \4\ See Core Pipe's Letters, ``Stainless Steel Flanges from 
India--Domestic Interested Party's Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated May 31, 2023 (Core Pipe Substantive Response--
India); and ``Stainless Steel Flanges from the People's Republic of 
China--Domestic Interested Party's Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated May 31, 2023 (Core Pipe Substantive Response--
China); and Kerkau's Letters, ``Stainless Steel Flanges from India: 
Substantive Response of Kerkau Manufacturing,'' dated May 31, 2023; 
and ``Stainless Steel Flanges from China: Substantive Response of 
Kerkau Manufacturing,'' dated May 31, 2023.
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    On June 20, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive substantive responses from any

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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 the Orders.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1, 
2023,'' dated June 20, 2023.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these Orders are stainless steel flanges 
from India and China. For a full description of the scope, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Stainless Steel Flanges from India and 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews 
is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \7\ See generally Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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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 would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighed-average margins up 
to 145.25 percent for India, and up to 257.11 percent for China.\8\
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    \8\ Id. at 9.
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Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice serves as the only reminder to interested 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. Timely 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 in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218.

    Dated: August 28, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues 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 Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-19023 Filed 9-1-23; 8:45 am]
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