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7See Assessment Practice Refinement, 76 FR at 

65694 for a full discussion of this practice. 

8 Id. 

Disclosure 

There are no calculations to disclose 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b) 

for these final results. 

Assessment Rate 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the 

Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 

Commerce shall determine, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries covered by this 

review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1), where the respondent 

reported the entered value of its U.S. 

sales, we calculated importer-specific 

antidumping duty assessment rates by 

aggregating the total amount of dumping 

calculated for the examined sales of 

each importer and dividing each of 

these amounts by the total entered value 

associated with those sales. Where the 

respondent did not report entered value, 

we calculated the entered value in order 

to calculate the assessment rate. Where 

either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de 

minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 

351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific 

assessment rate is zero or de minimis, 

we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 

appropriate entries without regard to 

antidumping duties. 

For the company identified as part of 

the China-wide entity (Zhejiang Quhua), 

we will instruct CBP to apply an ad 

valorem assessment rate of 167.02 

percent to all POR entries of subject 

merchandise which was exported by 

this company. Pursuant to a refinement 

in our non-market economy practice, for 

sales that were not reported in the U.S. 

sales data submitted by Zhejiang 

Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. during 

this review, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate entries associated with those 

sales at the rate for the China-wide 

entity.7 Furthermore, where we found 

that an exporter under review had no 

shipments of the subject merchandise, 

any suspended entries that entered 

under that exporter’s case number (i.e., 

at that exporter’s cash deposit rate) will 

be liquidated at the rate for the Chinawide entity.8

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date of the final results of 

this administrative review, as provided 

by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the 

cash deposit rates for the companies 

identified above in the ‘‘Final Results of 

Review’’ section will be equal to the 

company-specific weighted-average 

dumping margin established in the final 

results of this administrative review; (2) 

for previously examined China and nonChina exporters not listed above that 

have separate rates, the cash deposit rate 

will continue to be the exporter-specific 

rate published for the most recently 

completed segment of this proceeding; 

(3) for all China exporters of subject 

merchandise that have not been found 

to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash 

deposit rate will be the rate for the 

China-wide entity (i.e., 167.02 percent); 

and (4) for all non-China exporters of 

subject merchandise which have not 

received their own separate rate, the 

cash deposit rate will be the rate 

applicable to the China exporter that 

supplied that non-China exporter. These 

cash deposit requirements, when 

imposed, shall remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

has occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of double antidumping 

duties. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (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 the terms of an APO is 

a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing this 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(1). 

Dated: August 28, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

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. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Surrogate Country Selection 

Comment 2: Surrogate Financial 

Statements Selection 

Comment 3: TCE Surrogate Value 

Comment 4: BHF Surrogate Value 

Comment 5: By-Product Offsets 

V. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–065] 

Stainless Steel Flanges 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 stainless steel flanges 

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 September 5, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan James, 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) 482–5305. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 5, 2018, Commerce published 

in the Federal Register the CVD order 


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1See Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 

FR 26006 (June 5, 2018) (Order). 2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 26522 (May 1, 2023). 

3See Core Pipe’s Letter, ‘‘Core Pipe—Notice of 

Intent to Participate,’’ dated May 15, 2023; and 

Kerkau’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate by 

Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ dated May 16, 2023. 

4See Core Pipe’s Letter, ‘‘Substantive Response,’’ 

dated May 31, 2023; and Kerkau’s Letter, 

‘‘Substantive Response of Kerkau Manufacturing,’’ 

dated May 31, 2023. 

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 Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order on Stainless Steel Flanges from the People’s 

Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

7 Id. 

1See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 

Polyester Staple Fiber from the People’s Republic of 

China, 72 FR 30545 (June 1, 2007) (Order). 

2See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from China; 

Institution of a Five-Year Review, 88 FR 12987 

(March 1, 2023). 

3See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 12915 (March 1, 2023). 

4See Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Order, 88 FR 37851 (June 9, 2023). 

on stainless steel flanges from China.1

On May 1, 2023, Commerce published 

the notice of initiation of the first sunset 

review of the Order, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act).2 On May 15 and 16, 

2023, Commerce received timely filed 

notices of intent to participate 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 

manufacturers of the domestic like 

product in the United States. 

Commerce received adequate 

substantive responses to the notice of 

initiation from Core Pipe and Kerkau 

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 June 20, 2023, 

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. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the Order 

are stainless steel flanges. For a 

complete description of the scope of the 

Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.6

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this sunset review 

are addressed in the 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 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. 

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: 

Producers/exporters Net subsidy 

rate (percent) 

Bothwell (Jiangyan) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. .................... 174.73 

Hydro-Fluids Controls Limited .................................... 174.73 

Jiangyin Shengda Brite Line 

Kasugai Flange Co., Ltd ... 174.73 

Qingdao I-Flow Co., Ltd ....... 174.73 

All Others .............................. 174.73 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 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: August 28, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

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 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–905] 

Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Continuation of Antidumping 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) order on certain polyester staple 

fiber (PSF) from the People’s Republic 

of China (China) would likely lead to a 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, Commerce is publishing 

a notice of continuation of the AD order. 

DATES: Applicable August 29, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Halle, 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) 482–0176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 1, 2007, Commerce published 

in the Federal Register the AD order on 

PSF from China.1 On March 1, 2023, the 

ITC instituted,2 and Commerce 

initiated,3 the third sunset review of the 

Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

As a result of its review, Commerce 

determined that revocation of the Order 

would likely lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping, and, therefore, 

notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 

margins of dumping likely to prevail 

should the Order be revoked.4


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