90 FR 130 pgs. 30627-30628 - Steel Propane Cylinders From the People's Republic of China and Thailand: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 130Pages: 30627 - 30628
Pages: 30627, 30628Docket number: [A-549-839, A-570-086, C-570-087]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-12876 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-839, A-570-086, C-570-087]
Steel Propane Cylinders From the People's Republic of China and Thailand: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on steel propane cylinders from the People's Republic of China (China) and Thailand and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel propane cylinders from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
DATES:
Applicable July 1, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samuel Brummitt, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
[top] On August 15, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD Orders on steel propane cylinders from China and Thailand and the CVD
Footnotes:
1 ? See Steel Propane Cylinders from the People's Republic of China and Thailand: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 41703 (August 15, 2019) ( AD Orders ); see also Steel Propane Cylinders from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 41700 (August 15, 2019) ( CVD Order ) (collectively, Orders ).
2 ? See Steel Propane Cylinders from China and Thailand; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 89 FR 54531 (July 1, 2025).
3 ? See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54435 (July 1, 2025).
4 ? See Steel Propane Cylinders from the People's Republic of China and Thailand: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 89 FR 88727 (November 8, 2024), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Steel Propane Cylinders from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 89 FR 88968 (November 12, 2024), and accompanying IDM.
On July 1, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 5
Footnotes:
5 ? See Steel Propane Cylinders from China and Thailand, 90 FR 28774 (July 1, 2025) ( ITC Final Determination ).
Scope of the Orders
The products subject to these Orders are steel cylinders for compressed or liquefied propane or other gases (steel propane cylinders) meeting the requirements of, or produced to meet the requirements of, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Specifications 4B, 4BA, or 4BW, or Transport Canada Specification 4BM, 4BAM, or 4BWM, or United Nations pressure receptacle standard ISO 4706 and otherwise meeting the description provided below. The scope includes steel propane cylinders regardless of whether they have been certified to these specifications before importation. Steel propane cylinders range from 2.5 pound nominal gas capacity (approximate 6 pound water capacity and approximate 4-6 pound tare weight) to 42 pound nominal gas capacity (approximate 100 pound water capacity and approximate 28-32 pound tare weight). Steel propane cylinders have two or fewer ports and may be imported assembled or unassembled ( i.e., welded or brazed before or after importation), with or without all components (including collars, valves, gauges, tanks, foot rings, and overfill prevention devices), and coated or uncoated. Also included within the scope are drawn cylinder halves, unfinished propane cylinders, collars, and foot rings for steel propane cylinders.
An "unfinished" or "unassembled" propane cylinder includes drawn cylinder halves that have not been welded into a cylinder, cylinders that have not had flanges welded into the port hole(s), cylinders that are otherwise complete but have not had collars or foot rings welded to them, otherwise complete cylinders without a valve assembly attached, and cylinders that are otherwise complete except for testing, certification, and/or marking.
These Orders also cover steel propane cylinders that meet, are produced to meet, or are certified as meeting, other U.S. or Canadian government, international, or industry standards (including, for example, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), or American National Standard Institute (ANSI)), if they also meet, are produced to meet, or are certified as meeting USDOT Specification 4B, 4BA, or 4BW, or Transport Canada Specification 4BM, 4BAM, or 4BWM, or a United Nations pressure receptacle standard ISO 4706.
Subject merchandise also includes steel propane cylinders that have been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to, attachment of collars, foot rings, or handles by welding or brazing, heat treatment, painting, testing, certification, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the Orders if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope steel propane cylinders.
Specifically excluded are seamless steel propane cylinders and propane cylinders made from stainless steel ( i.e., steel containing at least 10.5 percent chromium by weight and less than 1.2 percent carbon by weight), aluminum, or composite fiber material. Composite fiber material is material consisting of the mechanical combination of two components: Fiber (typically glass, carbon, or aramid (synthetic polymer)) and a matrix material (typically polymer resin, ceramic, or metallic).
The merchandise subject to these Orders is properly classified under statistical reporting numbers 7311.00.0060 and 7311.00.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS statistical reporting numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be July 1, 2025? 6 Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the date of the last determination by the ITC.
Footnotes:
6 ? See ITC Final Determination.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final 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(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 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
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: July 7, 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.
[FR Doc. 2025-12876 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
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