[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48381-48382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12409]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-078]


Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on large diameter 
welded pipe from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at 
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable June 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Galantucci, 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) 482-2923.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 6, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
CVD order on large diameter welded pipe from China.\1\ On February 1, 
2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of a sunset review of 
the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ On February 16, 2024, Commerce received a notice 
of intent to participate from the American Line Pipe Producers 
Association Trade Committee (ALPPA Trade Committee) within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The ALPPA Trade Committee 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of the Act as a 
trade or business association of which a majority of the members are 
producers of domestic like product.
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    \1\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 8075 (March 6, 2019) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 6499 
(February 1, 2024).
    \3\ See ALPPA Trade Committee's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated February 16, 2024.
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    Commerce received an adequate substantive response to the notice of 
initiation from the ALPPA Trade Committee within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no substantive 
responses from any respondent interested parties, including the 
Government of China, nor was a hearing requested. On March 22, 2024, 
consistent with 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), 
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 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \4\ See ALPPA Trade Committee's Letter, ``Substantive Response 
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 4, 2024.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for February 2024,'' 
dated March 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is large diameter welded 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, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with 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.\7\ A list of topics

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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 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 Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates 
below:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                            (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Hefei Zijin Steel Tube Manufacturing Co.................          198.49
Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe.................................          198.49
Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe Co. Ltd.......................          198.49
All Others..............................................          198.49
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218.

    Dated: May 31, 2024.
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 Countervailable 
Subsidies
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates That Are Likely To Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-12409 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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