90 FR 44 pgs. 11507-11508 - Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 44Pages: 11507 - 11508
Pages: 11507, 11508Docket number: [A-570-930]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-03713 Filed 3-6-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-930]
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping 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 antidumping duty (AD) order on circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable March 7, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Branson, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 460-4453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 17, 2009, Commerce published the AD order on WSPP from China in the Federal Register . 1 On November 4, 2024, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 2 On November 15, 2024, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from Bristol Metals, LLC, Felker Brothers Corporation, and Primus Pipe and Tube Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested parties) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 3 The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers in the United States of the domestic like product. 4
Footnotes:
1 ? See Antidumping Duty Order: Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China, 74 FR 11351 (March 17, 2009) ( Order ).
2 ?See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 87543 (November 24, 2024).
3 ? See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, "Five-Year ("Sunset") Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from China: Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of Intent to Participate," dated November 15, 2024.
4 ? Id. at 2.
On December 4, 2024, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response. 5 Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On December 26, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested parties. 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 an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
Footnotes:
5 ? See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, "Five-Year ("Sunset") Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response," dated December 4, 2024.
6 ? See Commerce's Letter, "Sunset Reviews Initiated on November 4, 2024," dated December 26, 2024.
Scope of the Order
[top] The merchandise covered by this order is circular welded austenitic
Footnotes:
7 ?For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see Memorandum, "Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Order was to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. 8 A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached 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 http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Footnotes:
8 ? Id.
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 dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 55.21 percent.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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, 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 in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: March 3, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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