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5See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China, 

88 FR 59538 (August 29, 2023). 

1See 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). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 26522 (May 1, 2023). 

3See 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. 

4See 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. 

On August 29, 2023, the ITC 

published its determination, pursuant to 

sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, 

that revocation of the Order would 

likely lead to continuation or recurrence 

of material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

synthetic staple fibers, not carded, 

combed or otherwise processed for 

spinning, of polyesters measuring 3.3 

decitex (3 denier, inclusive) or more in 

diameter. This merchandise is cut to 

lengths varying from one inch (25 mm) 

to five inches (127 mm). The subject 

merchandise may be coated, usually 

with a silicon or other finish, or not 

coated. PSF is generally used as stuffing 

in sleeping bags, mattresses, ski jackets, 

comforters, cushions, pillows, and 

furniture. 

The following products are excluded 

from the scope: (1) PSF of less than 3.3 

decitex (less than 3 denier) currently 

classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

at subheading 5503.20.0025 and known 

to the industry as PSF for spinning and 

generally used in woven and knit 

applications to produce textile and 

apparel products; (2) PSF of 10 to 18 

denier that are cut to lengths of 6 to 8 

inches and that are generally used in the 

manufacture of carpeting; and (3) lowmelt PSF defined as a bi-component 

fiber with an outer, non-polyester 

sheath that melts at a significantly lower 

temperature than its inner polyester 

core (classified at HTSUS 

5503.20.0015). 

Certain PSF is classifiable under the 

HTSUS subheadings 5503.20.0045 and 

5503.20.0065. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

under the Order is dispositive. 

Continuation of the Order 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Order would likely lead to a 

continuation or a recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the 

continuation of the Order. U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection will continue to 

collect AD 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 Order will be August 29, 2023. 

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next five-year 

review of the Order not later than 30 

days prior to the fifth anniversary of the 

date of the last determination by the 

Commission. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to 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(a)(3). 

Timely written notification of the return 

or destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply is 

a violation of the APO which may be 

subject to sanctions. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This five-year sunset review 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)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: August 29, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

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

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. 

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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5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews 

Initiated on May 1, 2023,’’ dated June 20, 2023. 

6See 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). 

7See generally Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

8 Id. at 9. 

1See Certain Hardwood Plywood from the 

People’s Republic of China: Notice of Covered 

Merchandise Referral and Initiation of Scope 

Inquiry, 85 FR 3024 (January 17, 2020). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Hardwood 

Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of 

China, Enforcement and Protect Act (EAPA) 

Investigation No. 7252: Final Scope Ruling,’’ dated 

January 21, 2022 (Final Scope Ruling); see also 

Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 

4, 2018); and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products 

from the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing 

Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018) 

(collectively, the Orders). 

3See Final Scope Ruling at 10–20. 

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. 

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

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. 

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 weighedaverage margins up to 145.25 percent for 

India, and up to 257.11 percent for 

China.8

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 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–051, C–570–052] 

Certain Hardwood Plywood Products 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Notice of Court Decision Not in 

Harmony With the Results of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Scope Ruling; Notice of Amended 

Final Results 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On August 22, 2023, the U.S. 

Court of International Trade (CIT) 

issued its final judgment in Far East 

American, Inc., et al., v. United States, 

Consol. Court no. 22–00049 (Far 

Eastern), sustaining the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce)’s first remand 

results of redetermination pertaining to 

the final scope ruling for the 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

orders on certain hardwood plywood 

products (hardwood plywood) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China). In 

the underlying ruling, Commerce 

determined that hardwood plywood 

exported into the United States by 

Vietnam Finewood Company Limited 

(Finewood) that was produced using 

two-ply panels imported into Vietnam 

from China was included in the scope 

of the orders. Commerce is notifying the 

public that the CIT’s final judgment is 

not in harmony with Commerce’s final 

scope ruling on Finewood’s two-ply 

panels from China and is amending its 

final scope ruling. 

DATES: Applicable September 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kabir Archuletta, 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) 482–2953. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In response to a U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) covered 

merchandise referral,1 on January 21, 

2022, Commerce issued its Final Scope 

Ruling addressing Finewood’s two-ply 

panels imported from China and 

whether they are covered by the 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

orders on hardwood plywood from 

China.2 Commerce found that the plain 

language of the scope of the Orders was 

ambiguous with respect to the definition 

of ‘‘certain veneered panels,’’ and, thus, 

Commerce turned to the sources in 19 

CFR 351.225(k)(1) and found those 

sources indicated that hardwood 

plywood exported to the United States 

by Finewood that was produced using 

two-ply panels imported into Vietnam 

from China were covered by the scope 

of the Orders.3

Finewood, Far East American, Inc., 

Liberty Woods International, Inc., and 

Consolidated Plaintiff InterGlobal 

Forest, LLC, appealed Commerce’s Final 

Scope Ruling. On April 20, 2023, the 

CIT remanded the Final Scope Ruling to 

Commerce, holding that the scope 

language, when read together with the 

19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) sources, 

unambiguously establishes that the 

Orders do not include Chinese two-ply 


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